Hamlet Vocabulary
Week #1
(quiz Monday – matching & fill in the blank)
1. entreated- to beg; to ask
2. assail- to attack
3. fortified - shielded; secured; protected
4. illume- to brighten; to lighten
5. usurp- to seize; to confiscate
6. avouch- to certify; to confirm; to guarantee
7. esteemed- to honor; to respect; to prize; to treasure
8. ratified- approved; confirmed; legalized
9. mettle.- endurance; bravery
10. resolutes- brave; fearless; relentless people
Hamlet Vocabulary
Week #2
quiz Friday (matching & fill in the blank)
11. portentous- foreboding; threatening; sinister
12. privy - made participant in a secret
13. discretion - permission to make decisions with own
judgement
14. auspicious- delightful; joyous; happy; lucky; favorable
15. dirge- funeral song; death march
16. dole - sadness
17. visage- the face or facial expression of a person
18. denote- to indicate; to mark; to signal; to mean
19. countenance - appearance; facial expression / v.- to
condone
20. requite - to avenge