Vocab List 5 (Hamlet)

Question 1

aloof

Answer 1

(adj.) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Question 2

contumely

Answer 2

(n.) insolent or insulting language or treatment

Question 3

insolence

Answer 3

(n.) rude and disrespectful behavior

Question 4

orison

Answer 4

(n.) a prayer

Question 5

inoculate

Answer 5

(v.) immunize (someone) against a disease by introducing infective material or vaccine into the body

Question 6

calumny

Answer 6

(n.) the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation

Question 7

clemency

Answer 7

(n.) mercy; lenience

Question 8

boisterous

Answer 8

(adj.) (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy

Question 9

bulwark

Answer 9

(n.) a defensive wall

Question 10

unction

Answer 10

(n.) the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch

Question 11

scourge

Answer 11

(n.) a whip used as an instrument of punishment

Question 12

prate

Answer 12

(v.) talk foolishly or at tedious length about something

Question 13

providence

Answer 13

(n.) the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power

Question 14

divulge

Answer 14

(v.) make known (private or sensitive information)

Question 15

craven

Answer 15

(adj.) contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly

Question 16

scruple

Answer 16

(n.) a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action

Question 17

arraign

Answer 17

(v.) call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge

Question 18

superfluous

Answer 18

(adj.) unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Question 19

cuckold

Answer 19

(n.) a man whose wife is sexually unfaithful, regarded as an object of derision

Question 20

ostentation

Answer 20

(n.) pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice

Question 21

exploit

Answer 21

(v.) make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)

Question 22

abatement

Answer 22

(often in legal use) the ending, reduction, or lessening of something

Question 23

remiss

Answer 23

(adj.) lacking care or attention to duty; negligent

Question 24

peruse

Answer 24

(v.) read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way

Question 25

requite

Answer 25

(v.) make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing)