Macbeth Act 1

Question 1

Hurly Burly

Answer 1

(noun)
busy, boisterous activity.
synonym; chaos, commotion

Question 2

thane

Answer 2

(noun)
a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
synonym; Thane of Cawdor

Question 3

whence

Answer 3

(adverb)
from what place or source.
synonym; wherefrom

Question 4

valor

Answer 4

(noun)
great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
synonym; bravery, courage

Question 5

minion

Answer 5

(noun)
a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
synonym; follower

Question 6

aught

Answer 6

(pronoun)
anything at all
synonym; anything

Question 7

prophetic

Answer 7

(adjective)
accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.
synonym; predictive, far-seeing

Question 8

surmise

Answer 8

(verb)
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
synonym; suppose, assumption

Question 9

harbinger

Answer 9

(noun)
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
synonym; sign, indication

Question 10

adage

Answer 10

(noun)
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
synonym; a saying

Question 11

Bellona

Answer 11

(noun)
the Roman Goddess of war
synonym; female god

Question 12

couplet

Answer 12

(noun)
two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
synonym; poem, verse