HAMLETVOCABULARY

ABATE

•Verb• To lessen; to decrease• Synonym: decline, dwindle, ebb, recede•Antonym: enlarge, escalate, swell, intensify

ABHORRED

•Adjective•Hated; disgusting• Synonym: despised, detested, loathed•Antonym: favored, prized, adored

ABOMINABLY

•Adverb•With hatred, detestably• Synonym: N/A•Antonym: N/A

ALOOF•Adjective• Removed or distant either physically or

emotionally.• Synonym: antisocial, distant, standoffish•Antonym: cordial, friendly, warm

BEGUILE

•Verb• To deceive or cheat• Synonym: trick, hoodwink, bamboozle•Antonym: undeceive, divulge, reveal

CAROUSES

•Verb•Drinks merrily• Synonym: revel, binge, roister•Antonym: N/A

CONSUMMATION•Noun• The last part of a process or action• Synonym: completion, achievement,

conclusion•Antonym: beginning, nascence, dawn

CONTAGION

•Noun• The causative agent of a disease• Synonym: N/A•Antonym: N/A

DIADEM•Noun•A decorative band or wreath worn about

the head as a symbol of royalty• Synonym: chaplet, coronet, laurel, tiara•Antonym: N/A

DISCRETION• Noun• Permission to make decisions using your

own judgment• Synonym: discreetness, wisdom, prudence• Antonym: idiocy, imprudence, senselessness

ENTREATED• Verb• To make a request in an earnest or urgent

manner; to beg• Synonym: appeal, beseech, plead, importune• Antonym: N/A

EXHORT•Verb• To try to persuade through earnest appeals

or strong arguments• Synonym: prod, goad, press•Antonym: deter, dissuade, inhibit

IMMINENT

•Adjective•Giving signs of immediate occurrence• Synonym: impending, looming, threatening•Antonym: eventual, distant, far-off

IMPORTUNED

•Verb• Insistently begged• Synonym: entreat, plead, pray•Antonym: oblige, conciliate

OBSCURE•Adjective•Having an intentionally veiled or uncertain

meaning• Synonym: cryptic, nebulous, murky, mystic•Antonym: clear, obvious, unequivocal

PERDITION•Noun• The place of punishment for the wicked

after death• Synonym: Hell•Antonym: Heaven

PRECEPT

•Noun•Rule or principle• Synonym: N/A•Antonym: N/A

PRIVY• Adjective• Not known or meant to be known by the

general populace; made participant in secret• Synonym: confidential, intimate, secret• Antonym: common, open, public

ROGUE•Noun•A mean, evil or unprincipled person• Synonym: villain, fiend, rapscallion,

miscreant•Antonym: innocent, saint, hero

SATIRICAL•Adjective•Marked by the use of wit that is intended

to cause hurt feelings• Synonym: biting, mocking, acerbic, barbed•Antonym: gentle, mild, cordial, affable

TREACHERY• Noun• The act or fact of violating the trust or

confidence of another; willful betrayal of trust• Synonym: deception, disloyalty, perfidy• Antonym: allegiance, devotion, fealty

USURP•Verb• To take or make use of under a guise of

authority but without actual right• Synonym: seize, confiscate, commandeer•Antonym: N/A

VISAGE

•Noun• The face or facial expression of a person• Synonym: countenance, expression•Antonym: N/A

WANTONNESS•Noun•Disposition to immorality or extravagance• Synonym: debauchery, licentiousness,

lavishness•Antonym: virtue, morality, frugality

WHET

•Verb• To sharpen; to stimulate• Synonym: grind, hone, edge•Antonym: blunt, dull