| adders | poisonous snakes |
| ambiguous | vague, indefinite, indistinct |
| arrant | no self-control |
| assail | attack |
| auspicious | promising success: favorable |
| baser | lower in quality |
| beguile | trick, enchant |
| canonized | to consider holy or authoritative |
| carnal | appetite and passions of the body, sensual |
| churlish | ill mannered |
| claumnious | slanderous, defaming |
| cleave | split in two |
| conjure | call up |
| contagion | corruption |
| contrive | plot; scheme |
| dirge | a mournful song (funeral) |
| discretion | good judgement |
| dole | sorrow or pain |
| dumbstruck | unable to speak because of amazement |
| emulate | copy |
| epitomize | symbolize, personify, embody |
| equivocation | statement with two possible interpretations |
| filial | pertaining to a son |
| folly | foolishness |
| cermane | relevant, useful |
| imminent | forthcoming, pending |
| inexplicable | baffling, enigmatic, incomprehendsible |
| insolence | cheeky, audacity, disrespect |
| judicious | using sound judgement |
| knave | dishonest |
| libertine | a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained |
| malice | nasty, cruel, wicked |
| obsequious | submissive, flattering |
| orisons | prayers |
| paragon | archetype, ideal, a shining example |
| pernicious | perdition beseech |
| portentous | fortelling, ominously significant |
| potent | strong and effective |
| prodigal | wastefully or recklessly extravagant |
| quintessence | the most perfect embodiment or something |
| quip | wise crack or retort, a clever remark |
| scourge | plague, bane or blight |
| shroud | cloth in which dead body is wrapped |
| stithy | observe thoroughly |
| sullied | soiled, stained, tarnished |
| superfluous | unnecessary, surplus, excessive |
| treachery | act or supreme disloyalty |
| truant | idle, lazy, neglectful |
| umbrage | displeasure and resentment |
| usurp | seize what does not belong to one |
| visage | face |
| vouch | guarantee, assure |
Hamlet Vocabulary
August 1, 2019