copy of Hamlet Vocab Acts 1-3

assay

to determine the content or quality of something

purport

to appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely

fetter

to chain or restrain- typically around the ankles

entreat

to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

gentry

the class of people below nobility

rebuke

express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior

brevity

concise use of word in writing or speech

carrion

rotting animal flesh

contrive

to create a situation deliberately

promontory

a point of high land that juts out into a body of water

gratis

without charge; free

appurtenance

an accessory associated with a particular style of living

rheum

a watery fluid that collects in or drips from the nose or eyes

rogue

a dishonest or unprincipled person

calamity

an event resulting in loss or misfortune; a disaster

insolence

an offensive or disrespectful act

spurn

reject with contempt

pith

the choicest, most essential, or most vital part of an idea or experience

inoculate

to introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of

knave

deceitful and unreliable person

Affront

treat or speak to rudely

Pious

making an obvious display of virtue

Calamity

an event resulting in loss or misfortune, a disaster

Temperance

a trait of avoiding excess

Lament

to express grief or mourn verbally

Clemency

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders

Provincial

concerning regions outside a city, sometimes regarded as unsophisticated

Perchance

through chance

Upsurp

seize and take control without authority

Discourse

the use of words to exchange thoughts and ideas

Censure

to express severe disapproval of; to criticize as blameworthy

Pernicious

evil; wicked; exceedingly harmful

Portentous

of momentous or ominous significance

Harbinger

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

Hallowed

worthy of religious veneration; sacred

Auspicious

promising success; favorable circumstances and good luck

Filial

relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; child to a parent

Obsequious

obedient; dutiful; attentive in an ingratiating or servile matter

Retrograde

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction

Contenance

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

Tenable

based on sound reasoning or evidence

Besmirch

smear so as to make dirty or stained

Prodigal

recklessly wasteful with money or resources

Libertine

a person who is morally unrestrained

Traduce

to speak unfavorably about

Enmity

a state of deep-seated ill-will; feeling or condition of hostility

Canonize

to treat as a sacred person

Adulterate

to mix with impurities; make soemthing of poorer quality by adding inferior materials