Macbeth Act 1 Flashcards
hurly burly
noun,
busy,boisterous activity.
commotion.
thane
noun
a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl’s son.
nobleman, noble
whence
adverb
from what place or source
wherefrom
valor
noun
great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle
bravery
minion
noun
a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one
lackey
aught
pronoun
anything at all
anything
prophetic
adjective
accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
prognostic
surmise
verb
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
suspect
harbinger
noun
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
indication
adage
noun
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
epigraph
Bellona
the Roman goddess of war.
divinity