Schaak Hamlet Vocab

entreat

ask for or request earnestly

usurp

seize and take control without authority

moiety

a part or portion of something

portentous

ominously prophetic

harbinger

something indicating the approach of something or someone

partisan

a pike with a long tapering blade with lateral projections

hallowed

worthy of religious veneration

discretion

the trait of judging wisely and objectively

auspicious

indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

mirth

great merriment

beseech

ask for or request earnestly

visage

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

filial

relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring

obsequious

attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

impious

lacking due respect or dutifulness

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retrograde

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction

jocund

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

discourse

extended verbal expression in speech or writing

countenance

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

sable

a very dark black

besmirch

smear so as to make dirty or stained

chary

characterized by great caution

prodigal

recklessly wasteful

canker

a fungal disease of woody plants that damages the bark

libertine

a dissolute person

unfledged

young and inexperienced

censure

harsh criticism or disapproval

parley

discuss, as between enemies

beguile

influence by slyness

traduce

speak unfavorably about

pith

the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience

livery

a uniform, especially worn by servants and chauffeurs

canonize

declare (a dead person) to be a saint

adulterate

mixed with impurities

enmity

a state of deep-seated ill-will

contrive

make or work out a plan for; devise

pernicious

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

knave

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

antic

ludicrously odd