Macbeth Act 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Hurly Burly

Answer 1

busy, boisterous activity
Noun
Synonym: Bustle

Question 2

thane

Answer 2

a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
Noun
Noble

Question 3

Whence

Answer 3

from what place or source
Adverb
Synonym: from what origin

Question 4

Valor

Answer 4

great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
Noun
Synonym: Bravery

Question 5

Minion

Answer 5

a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
Noun
Synonym: Follower

Question 6

Aught

Answer 6

anything at all.
pronoun
synonym: anything

Question 7

Prophetic

Answer 7

accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.
adjective
Synonym: Predictive

Question 8

Surmise

Answer 8

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
verb
Synonym: Guess

Question 9

Harbinger

Answer 9

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
noun
Synonym: Herald

Question 10

Adage

Answer 10

a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
noun
noun

Question 11

Bellona

Answer 11

The Roman goddess of war
Noun

Question 12

Couplet

Answer 12

two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
Noun
Synonym: Doublet