Macbeth Act 1

Question 1

Hurly Burly

Answer 1

Definition: busy, boisterous activity.
Part of speech: Noun
Synonym: chaos, commotion, hustle, bustle

Question 2

Thane

Answer 2

Definition: a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
Part of speech: Noun
Synonyms: lord, citizen, nobleman, noble

Question 3

Whence

Answer 3

Definition: from what place or source.
Part of speech: Adverb
Synonym: from what place, wherefrom, from where

Question 4

Valor

Answer 4

Definition: great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
Part of speech: Noun
Synonyms: bravery, courage, fearlessness

Question 5

Minion

Answer 5

Definition: a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
Part of speech: Noun
Synonyms: underling, henchman, flunkey

Question 6

Aught

Answer 6

Definition: anything at all.
Part of speech: Pronoun
Synonyms: anything, cipher, nil

Question 7

Prophetic

Answer 7

Definition: Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
Part of speech: Adjective
Synonyms: prescient, predictive, prognostic

Question 8

Surmise

Answer 8

Definition: Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Part of speech: Noun
Synonyms: guess, conjecture, suspect

Question 9

Harbringer

Answer 9

Definition: A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Part of speech: Noun
Synonyms: herald, sign, indicator

Question 10

Adage

Answer 10

Definition: A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
Part of speech: Noun
Synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom

Question 11

Bellona

Answer 11

Definition: The Roman goddess of war
Part of speech: Noun
Synonyms:

Question 12

couplet

Answer 12

Definition: Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
Part of speech: Noun
Synonyms: doublet, poem, verse