Hamlet Vocab (Acts 1-2)

entreat

to beg, implore, ask earnestly

usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

moiety

a portion or part of something

harbinger

something that announces or signals the approach of another

mirth

amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

dirge

a funeral hymn or mournful speech

filial

of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter

impious

sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect

retrograde

moving backward

besmirch

to make dirty; to stain

libertine

one who leads an immoral life

dalliance

playful flirtation

behoove

be appropriate or necessary

enmity

hatred, ill-will

pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

rebuke

to criticize sharply

carrion

dead and rotting flesh

firmament

the apparent surface of the sky; heavens

paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

indict

to charge with a crime; accuse

coagulate

transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass

rheum

watery discharge

diadem

crown

gall

shameless boldness; nerve

offal

waste parts of a butchered animal; refuse; garbage