| liegeman | — n , pl -men1. (formerly) the subject of a sovereign or feudal lord; vassal2. a loyal follower |
| apparition | a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance |
| assail | launch an attack or assault on |
| harrow | to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of. |
| usurp | 1. to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.2. to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material. |
| avouch | 1. to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.2. to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee.3. to admit; confess. |
| martial | warlike |
| bode | to be an omen of or to predict |
| portentous | 1. of the nature of a portent; momentous.2. ominously significant or indicative: a portentous defeat.3. marvelous; amazing; prodigious. |
| mote | small particle |
| palmy | glorious, prosperous, flourishing |
| tenant | someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else |
| precurse | Omen, prediction |
| harbinger | a herald, an omen, or someone who goes in front of nobles to secure accommodations. |
| malicious | intending to hurt or harm another; spiteful |
| auspicious | tending to favor or bring good luck |
| dirge | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person |
| dole | (v.) to give out in small amounts; (n.) money, food, or other necessities given as charity; a small portion |
| suspiration | an utterance made by exhaling audibly |
| filial | relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring |
| impious | lacking piety or reverence for a god |
| jocund | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
| dexterity | skill, adroitness |
| truncheon | a short stout club used primarily by policemen |
| countenance | Appearance, facial expression |
| perchance | perhaps; possibly |
| requite | make repayment for or return something |
| besmirch | charge falsely or with malicious intent |
| circumscribe | restrict or confine |
| credent | trusting |
| chary | characterized by great cautious and wariness |
| prodigal | a recklessly extravagant consumer |
| libertine | unrestrained by convention or morality |
| dalliance | trifling or flirting |
| importune | beg persistently and urgently |
| wassail | celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking |
| draught | cup of drink |
| traduce | slander |
| cerement | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
| ponderous | having great mass and weight and unwieldiness |
| leperous | adj.infectious, corrupting, poisoness |
| distillment | the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors |
| matin | Morning |
| sinew | muscular strength |
| pernicious | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way |
| arrant | thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant |
| ambiguous | having more than one possible meaning |
Hamlet Act 1 Vocabulary
July 4, 2019