1. Arrant – Complete, utter (often used in a negative sense, e.g., "arrant knave").

2. Beseech – To beg or plead earnestly.

3. Choler – Anger or irritability (linked to one of the four bodily humors).

4. Fie! – An expression of disgust or disapproval.

5. Haply – Perhaps, by chance.

6. Liege – A lord or sovereign; also used to refer to one’s king.

7. Mettle – Spirit or courage.

8. Nunnery – A convent, but in Hamlet it may also carry the double meaning of a brothel (a pun used by Hamlet in his dialogue with Ophelia).

9. Perchance – Perhaps.

10. Quintessence – The purest or most perfect example of something.

11. Rogue – A dishonest or unprincipled man; a scoundrel.

12. Soft! – Wait! or Hold on a moment!

13. Thee / Thou / Thy / Thine – Archaic forms of “you” and “your.”

• Thou (subject), thee (object), thy (your), thine (yours).

14. Wont – Custom or habit (e.g., "as is his wont" means "as he usually does").

15. Yea / Nay – Yes / No.