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WorksheetsHamlet Act 1 Vocabulary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
unsurp
make (secret or new information) known
keep from sight
seize and take control without authority
make (something) visible by uncovering it
portentous
ominously prophetic
attempting to impress
past
a preterit tense
partisan
a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body
a pike with a long tampering blade with lateral projections
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold
aware of one's own existence
discretion
extreme anxiety, sorrow
agitated with doubt or mental conflict
gathered together
a trail of judging wisely and objectively
mirth
shining bright and steady
a period or condition of freedom
great merriment
devoid of or abstaining from motion
visage
a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body part
a member of servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
the quality of state of being sere
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
obsequious
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
easy discovered, seen, or understood
not ambivalent
to throw into the shadow
retrograde
:of, relating to, or suitable to a king
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
: of, relating to, or subject the crow
a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
jocund
one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, government or sovereignty
unyielding firmness or endurance
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
to deal with successfully
countenance
to place so as to stay
a device for setting circular saws that has an adjustable cone center and a hardened revolvable steel anvil
a matter designating the person who are parties to and and essential to the validity of a document
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
besmirch
smeared so as to make dirty or stained
free from dirt or pollution
not discolored by a stain
not brought into conformity
canker
a cargo ship fitted with tanks for carrying liquid in bulk
a fungal disease of woody plants that damages the bark
a small military tank
a review of or mediation on past evidence
unfledged
young and inexperienced
having prestige
sudden as if by magic
unreasonably or perversely unyielding
parley
European biennial herb
musing or dreamily thoughtful
a judgement involving condemnation
discuss, as between enemies
pith
a reddish colored long-tailed monkey
the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
: of, relating to, or being usually elongate
a line of communication over interconnection neurons extending from one organ or center to another
livery
to be alive
to begin to occur or to exist
a uniform, especially worn by servants and chauffeurs
a heavy thick board
adulterate
an unborn or recently born person
fully developed and mature
what provides amusement or enjoyment
mixed with impurities
enmity
giving amusement
having a rich feeling quality
exhausted in strength
a state of deep seated ill-will
pernicious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
depending on the will or pleasure of another
care taken in advance
a precautionary measure
knave
an objective or extreme devotion
a spirit being superior to humans in power and intelligence
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object or a function
antic
ludicrously odd
holding the attention
taking a powerful hold upon one's interests or feelings
greedy and grasping
entreat
the act or manner of entering
dishes served in addition to the main course of a meal
an air gap between the armature and the field magnets of a dynamo or motor
ask for request earnestly
auspicious
power to influence or command though, opinion, or behavior
to invest especially without legal authority
the writer or a literary work
indicating favorable circumstances of good luck
filial
not to be altered or undone
relating to or characteristic of or befitting an off-spring
related to finance or financiers
a theory of belief holding that a particular entity or domain is finite
hallowed
an unfilled space
become yellow through age
featuring sensational or scandalous item or ordinary news sensationally distorted
worthy of religious veneration
