| Portentous | Scary |
| Bulwark | Barrier |
| Extremity | Limit |
| Consummation | Completion |
| Mandate | Command/law |
| Harbinger | Indicator |
| Firmament | Heaven/sky |
| Orison | Prayer |
| Conjecture | Speculation |
| Dirge | Funeral song |
| Paragon | Model/ideal |
| Paradox | Contradiction |
| Impetuous | Reckless |
| Impious | Unholy |
| Gratis | Free |
| Calumny | Slander |
| Requite | Revenge/avenge |
| Jocund | Cheerful |
| Savory | Appetizing |
| Temperance | Moderation |
| Visage | Appearance |
| Obscure | Complicated |
| Bier | Coffin stand |
| Chronicles | Archive/ record |
| Circumscribe | Limit |
| Incensed | Very angry |
| Inter | Buried |
| Pestilent | Poison |
| Superfluous | Unnecessary |
| Importunate | Persistent |
| Cudgel | Heavy club/ weapon |
| Pate | Persons head |
| Abhorred | Hate |
| Prate | Babble |
| Amity | Friendly relationship |
| Dearth | Lack of |
| Germane | Appropriate |
| Commended | Praised |
| Diligent | Hard-working |
| Felicity | Intense happiness |
| Precept | Rule of conduct |
| Martial | Military |
| Avouch | Affirm/assert |
| Persual | Reading/examining |
| Malefaction | Evil deed/crime |
| Purge | To eliminate |
| Buffet | Blow/strike |
| Cleave | Split/sever |
| Dalliance | Loving play |
| Usurp | Take illegally/ by force |
Hamlet vocabulary
August 8, 2019