Vocab List 5 (Hamlet) Flashcards
aloof
(adj.) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
contumely
(n.) insolent or insulting language or treatment
insolence
(n.) rude and disrespectful behavior
orison
(n.) a prayer
inoculate
(v.) immunize (someone) against a disease by introducing infective material or vaccine into the body
calumny
(n.) the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation
clemency
(n.) mercy; lenience
boisterous
(adj.) (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
bulwark
(n.) a defensive wall
unction
(n.) the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch
scourge
(n.) a whip used as an instrument of punishment
prate
(v.) talk foolishly or at tedious length about something
providence
(n.) the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power
divulge
(v.) make known (private or sensitive information)
craven
(adj.) contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
scruple
(n.) a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action
arraign
(v.) call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge
superfluous
(adj.) unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
cuckold
(n.) a man whose wife is sexually unfaithful, regarded as an object of derision
ostentation
(n.) pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice
exploit
(v.) make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)
abatement
(often in legal use) the ending, reduction, or lessening of something
remiss
(adj.) lacking care or attention to duty; negligent
peruse
(v.) read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way
requite
(v.) make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing)
