Hamlet Vocabulary
Study the following vocabulary words on your own for the final test.
calumnious adj. slanderous
canon n. church law
countenance n. face; expression
imminent adj. ready to happen; inevitable
perilous adj. dangerous
portentous adj. threatening
prodigal adj. wasteful; extravagant
sullied adj. tarnished
firmament n. sky
malefaction n. evil deed; crime
pestilent adj. destructive; deadly
promontory n. high land jutting into the sea
sovereign adj. supreme in power
paradox n. something that seems absurd or against reason, but may
nonetheless be true
abatement n. decline; end
convocation n. gathering
impetuous adj. hasty; impulsive
churlish adj. ill-mannered
equivocation n. a statement with two possible interpretations
umbrage n. displeasure; resentment