| Turbulent | (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormyIt was difficult to sail over the turbulent waters in the middle of a thunderstorm. |
| Affront | (n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one’s face; to face in defiance, confrontThe casual affront was obviously meant to make him look bad in front of his boss. |
| Espial | (n) the act of spying. |
| Pious | (adj.) Deeply religiousThe pious boy hoped that one day he could become a priest. |
| Calamity | An event that causes great misfortune; a disasterThe jail break was quite the calamity, everything for miles around the prison was closed while the police searched for the prisoner. |
| Insolence | (n) showing a rude and arrogant lack of respectThe boy displayed insolence when he put his feet up on the dinner table while people were still eating. |
| Spurn | To reject scornfullyThe college spurned Bob with a rejection letter. |
| Quietus | (Noun): A finishing action, something that ends or finishes, death? |
| Bodkin | a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabricTailors use bodkins to make purses. |
| Pith | Brief and full of meaning and substance; concise, to the point |
| Awry | Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss, off course |
| Orison | n. a prayer |
| Inoculate | A way of protection against sickness where they expose the person to a little bit of the disease to make them immune. |
| Knave | n. An unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person |
| Calumny | n. A false and malicious accusation deliberately meant to hurt someone’s reputation |
| Melancholy | A gloomy state of mind, depressed |
| Temperance | (n) moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures |
| Termagant | a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman |
| Lament | v. To express sorrow or regret; to mourn |
| Clemency | (n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness |
| Withers | the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals |
| Provincial | adj. of or pertaining to a province n. a narrow minded person |
| Gambol | (v.) to jump or skip about playfully |
| Unction | (noun) excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm, the act of anointing someone for a religious purpose |
| Prate | (v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| Perchance | Perhaps; maybe; possibly |
Hamlet Act 3 Vocabulary
July 21, 2019