Macbeth ~ Act 4-5 - Vocabulary Flash Cards By Eric Chan

Question 1

Abhor

Answer 1

hating intensely

Question 2

Abjure

Answer 2

to renounce or give up

Question 3

Avarice

Answer 3

greed for wealth

Question 4

Benediction

Answer 4

blessing

Question 5

Blaspheme

Answer 5

to speak in an irrelevant way (of God or Sacred things)

Question 6

Brandish

Answer 6

to wave or flourish in a menacing way

Question 7

Chafe

Answer 7

to make sore, irritate

Question 8

Cistern

Answer 8

large receptacle used to hold water

Question 9

Conjure

Answer 9

to call upon or entreat

Question 10

Deftly

Answer 10

skillfully, quickly

Question 11

Diminutive

Answer 11

very small

Question 12

Dire

Answer 12

urgent

Question 13

Distempered

Answer 13

to make uneasy

Question 14

Fain

Answer 14

too easily convinced

Question 15

Imperial

Answer 15

having supreme authority

Question 16

Intemperance

Answer 16

lack of moderation

Question 17

Judicious

Answer 17

showing good judgement

Question 18

Laudable

Answer 18

praiseworthy

Question 19

Murky

Answer 19

dark or gloomy

Question 20

“Niggard” 🗿🗿

Answer 20

stingy

Question 21

Oblivious

Answer 21

unaware

Question 22

Overcredulous

Answer 22

gullible

Question 23

Pernicious

Answer 23

destructive, deadly

Question 24

Perturbation

Answer 24

having mental or physical disorder

Question 25

Purgative

Answer 25

cleansing

Question 26

Resound

Answer 26

to sound loudly

Question 27

Sanctity

Answer 27

holiness, saintliness

Question 28

Scruples

Answer 28

uneasiness about doing something wrong

Question 29

Valiant

Answer 29

brave

Question 30

Vanquish

Answer 30

to defeat in battle or in an argument

Question 31

Voluptuous 🤨

Answer 31

sensuous