Name _____________________
Date ___________ Period _____
Hamlet Act IV Vocabulary Study
I. Definitions – Match the correct vocabulary term to its definition.
1. _____________________________ n. lack of agreement
2. _____________________________ n. apprehension; discouragement
3. _____________________________ v. assign troops for protection
4. _____________________________ v. to urge by strong argument
5. _____________________________ adj. about to happen
6. _____________________________ n. guesses; suppositions
7. _____________________________ adj. extra; beyond what is needed
8. _____________________________ adj. angered; infuriated
9. _____________________________ adj. not well known; hidden
10. _____________________________ v. to lessen; to decrease
11. _____________________________ adj. negligent; lax in attending duty
12. _____________________________ n. a group gathered in response to a summon
13. _____________________________ v. place in a grave or tomb
14. _____________________________ adj. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
15. _____________________________ n. or adj. a coward; lacking in courage
II. Sentence Completion and Context Clues: Use the context clue(s) to determine which word from
your list best completes each sentence. Write your answer neatly on the line. Spelling and
capitalization DO count!
1. There was _____________________ between the two English teachers; one said they should teach Hamlet,
the other wanted to teach Macbeth.
2. Most of my answers on the math test were based on _____________________________ because I didn’t
know how to solve the problem.
3. The ______________student didn’t complete her homework again because she said she didn’t feel like it.
4. The bully proved how much of a ____________________________ he was by running away after he threw
the first punch at his victim.
5. The commander ______________________________ his troops behind the fort to avoid gun shots.
6. The _________________________ of Red Mountain teachers gathered together in the cafeteria during their
late start meeting.
7. Even though the assignment required only five paragraphs, the student wrote a _______________________
essay containing ten paragraphs.
8. The family sobbed as their grandmother’s casket was _____________(red) into the ground
9. The crowd became __________________________ and unruly as they waited for the band to perform.
10. To __________________ the pain, the patient was inoculated with pain killers by the doctor.
III. Synonyms and Antonyms: Provide a term from this week’s list on the blank provided.
1. scared- _____________________________________
2. disharmony- ______________________________________
3. assumptions - ________________________________________
SYNONYMS ONLY
4. ambiguous - _____________________________________
5. a huddle - ______________________________________
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. increase- _____________________________________
7. hardworking- ______________________________________
8. discourage- ________________________________________
ANTONYMS ONLY
9. delight- ____________________________________
10. dig up- ______________________________________
IV. Lit elements- identify if the sentence is verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony, or inversion.
1. In the movie, the girl didn’t know the psycho killer was standing behind her, but the audience watching the
movie, and began yelling at the screen. ___________________________
2. Even though Martha is a veterinarian, she was still afraid of the dog. _____________________
3. “Nice smile,” said the photographer to the frowning man. ____________________________
4. How wonderful the weather is today! ___________________________