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Hamlet Glossary of Terms and Definitions

This document presents a glossary of terms used in the work Hamlet by William Shakespeare. It defines words such as gear, caulk, untamed, libation, fearful, and others related to war, navigation, emotions, religion, and psychology that appear in the tragedy. The glossary provides concise definitions to help the reader better understand the context and meaning of these words in the literary work.

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Hamlet Glossary of Terms and Definitions

This document presents a glossary of terms used in the work Hamlet by William Shakespeare. It defines words such as gear, caulk, untamed, libation, fearful, and others related to war, navigation, emotions, religion, and psychology that appear in the tragedy. The glossary provides concise definitions to help the reader better understand the context and meaning of these words in the literary work.

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GLOSSARY HAMLET

TERM DEFINITION
gear Ammunition, weapons and others
necessary instruments for the
soldiers and the defense of the
fortifications.
to caulk Action (naval) of introducing between two
wooden hull tables one
hemp fiber combination
impregnated with tar in order to prevent
the water leakage.
Indomitable What is difficult to subdue, guide or
to control.
Libation Drink a liquor in small sips.
Cowardly Easily frightened or tends to
to feel fear.
Lasciviousness Exaggerated sexual desire and activity.
Mercury Ancient name given to the
mercury.
Iniquitous That is not equitable or is unfair; that
he is evil.
Diligent A person who pays a lot of attention and
be careful with what you do.
Heraldry Discipline that describes, studies and
explain the meaning of images and
figures of the coats of arms.
Esplanade Flat terrain (surface that has the
same level in all its parts.
Alienated What has lost reason; to pass on to another the
property or another right over something.
Himeneo Wedding.
Encabrite To provoke agitation or excitement in something
or someone; put a horse on the
rear legs, lifting them
forwards.
to whip To strike or beat with an instrument
on horseback.
Shroud Sheet with which one wraps a
corpse.
Fool Lazy, slacker.
Felonies Disloyalty, betrayal.
Ubérrima What is very abundant.
Disturb What alters a person's mood
confusing her.
Inexhaustible Impossible to conquer; it turns out
impossible to reach, overcome or
to persuade.
Resabio Bad habit acquired by someone.
circumstance and which is difficult to
eliminate; unpleasant taste it leaves
some thing.
Fratricide Crime that consists of killing a
brother.
Subterfuge Escape route or deceptive means to
to solve a difficult situation.

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