HAMLET
VOCABULARY
ABATE
• Verb
• To lessen; to decrease
• Synonym: decline, dwindle, ebb, recede
• Antonym: enlarge, escalate, swell,
intensify
ABHORRED
• Adjective
• Hated; disgusting
• Synonym: despised, detested, loathed
• Antonym: favored, prized, adored
ABOMINABLY
• Adverb
• With hatred, detestably
• Synonym: N/A
• Antonym: N/A
ALOOF
• Adjective
• Removed or distant either physically or
emotionally.
• Synonym: antisocial, distant, standoffish
• Antonym: cordial, friendly, warm
BEGUILE
• Verb
• To deceive or cheat
• Synonym: trick, hoodwink, bamboozle
• Antonym: undeceive, divulge, reveal
CAROUSES
• Verb
• Drinks merrily
• Synonym: revel, binge, roister
• Antonym: N/A
CONSUMMATION
• Noun
• The last part of a process or action
• Synonym: completion, achievement,
conclusion
• Antonym: beginning, nascence, dawn
CONTAGION
• Noun
• The causative agent of a disease
• Synonym: N/A
• Antonym: N/A
DIADEM
• Noun
• A decorative band or wreath worn about
the head as a symbol of royalty
• Synonym: chaplet, coronet, laurel, tiara
• Antonym: N/A
DISCRETION
• Noun
• Permission to make decisions using your own
judgment
• Synonym: discreetness, wisdom, prudence
• Antonym: idiocy, imprudence, senselessness
ENTREATED
• Verb
• To make a request in an earnest or urgent
manner; to beg
• Synonym: appeal, beseech, plead, importune
• Antonym: N/A
EXHORT
• Verb
• To try to persuade through earnest
appeals or strong arguments
• Synonym: prod, goad, press
• Antonym: deter, dissuade, inhibit
IMMINENT
• Adjective
• Giving signs of immediate occurrence
• Synonym: impending, looming,
threatening
• Antonym: eventual, distant, far-off
IMPORTUNED
• Verb
• Insistently begged
• Synonym: entreat, plead, pray
• Antonym: oblige, conciliate
OBSCURE
• Adjective
• Having an intentionally veiled or uncertain
meaning
• Synonym: cryptic, nebulous, murky, mystic
• Antonym: clear, obvious, unequivocal
PERDITION
• Noun
• The place of punishment for the wicked
after death
• Synonym: Hell
• Antonym: Heaven
PRECEPT
• Noun
• Rule or principle
• Synonym: N/A
• Antonym: N/A
PRIVY
• Adjective
• Not known or meant to be known by the
general populace; made participant in secret
• Synonym: confidential, intimate, secret
• Antonym: common, open, public
ROGUE
• Noun
• A mean, evil or unprincipled person
• Synonym: villain, fiend, rapscallion,
miscreant
• Antonym: innocent, saint, hero
SATIRICAL
• Adjective
• Marked by the use of wit that is intended
to cause hurt feelings
• Synonym: biting, mocking, acerbic, barbed
• Antonym: gentle, mild, cordial, affable
TREACHERY
• Noun
• The act or fact of violating the trust or
confidence of another; willful betrayal of
trust
• Synonym: deception, disloyalty, perfidy
• Antonym: allegiance, devotion, fealty
USURP
• Verb
• To take or make use of under a guise of
authority but without actual right
• Synonym: seize, confiscate, commandeer
• Antonym: N/A
VISAGE
• Noun
• The face or facial expression of a person
• Synonym: countenance, expression
• Antonym: N/A
WANTONNESS
• Noun
• Disposition to immorality or extravagance
• Synonym: debauchery, licentiousness,
lavishness
• Antonym: virtue, morality, frugality
WHET
• Verb
• To sharpen; to stimulate
• Synonym: grind, hone, edge
• Antonym: blunt, dull