Hamlet Vocabulary
Name: ___________________________
Please define each word and list the part of speech. Choose 10 words from each act and place them in a
sentence that demonstrates its meaning. Relate ALL sentences to Hamlet.
Act I
1. Ambiguous
2. Assail
3. Auspicious
4. Contrive
5. Dexterity
6. Enmity
7. Impious
8. Invulnerable
9. Jocund
10. Obsequious
11. Obstinate
12. Perilous
13. Pernicious
14. Portentious
15. Usurps
Act II
1. Adheres
2. Afflict
3. Brevity
4. Discretion
5. Endeavor
6. Potent
7. Profound
8. Ominous
9. Rebuke
10. Remorse
11. Surmise
12. Transformation
13. Treacherous
14. Treason
15. Tyrant