Macbeth Act 1 Flashcards
Hurly Burly
(noun)
Busy, boisterous activities
Synonym - Chaos, Confusion, or Disorder
Belone
(noun)
Roman Goddess of War
Synonym - Sister of Mars.
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.
Synonym - lord, citizen, nobleman, noble.
Whence
(adverb)
from what place or source
Synonym - wherefrom, from where, whither
Valor
(noun)
great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
Synonym - bravery, courage, fearlessness
Minion
(noun)
a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one
Synonym - underling, henchmen, lackey
Aught
(pronoun)
anything at all
Synonym - anything, cipher, absence
Prophetic
(adjective)
accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
Synonym - prescient, predictive, far-seeing
Surmise
(verb)
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Synonym - guess, conjecture, suspect
Harbinger
(noun)
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Synonym - herald, sign, indicator
Adage
(noun)
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Synonym - saying, maxim, proverb
Couplet
(noun)
two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
Synonym - doublet, poem, verse