Macbeth Act 1 Flashcards
hurly burly
noun
busy, boisterous activity.
same: busy
thane
noun
a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
whence
adverb
from what place or source.
valor
noun
great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
same: bravery
minion
noun
a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
same: henchman
aught
pronoun
anything at all.
prophetic
adjective
accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.
same:predtive
surmise
verb
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
same: guess
harbinger
noun
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
same:sign
adage
noun
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
same: saying