Hamlet Notes and other stuff

Vocabulary list – part one usurp - take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force auspicious - giving or being a sign of future success discourse - written or spoken communication or debate censure - express severe and formal disapproval of (someone or something) pernicious - having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way brevity - concise and exact use of words in writing or speech; shortness of time contrive - create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate skill or art tedious - too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous gratis - without charge; free indict - formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime rogue - a dishonest or unprincipled man; a contrary or atypical example turbulent - characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm

Vocabulary list – part two pious - devoutly religious; making a hypocritical display of virtue insolence - rude and disrespectful behavior awry - away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss melancholy - a feeling of deep, thoughtful sadness, sometimes with no obvious cause lament - a passionate expression of grief or sorrow (or of regret or disappointment) conjecture - an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information superfluous - unnecessary, especially through being more than enough impetuous - acting or done quickly and without thought or care antiquity - the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages remiss - lacking care or attention to duty; negligent abhor - regard with disgust and hatred insinuation - an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad palpable - able to be touched or felt; plain to see or comprehend