Macbeth Act I. Flashcards
Hurly - Burly
(noun) busy, boisterous activity
synonym: chaos; commotion.
Thane
(noun) a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman and ranking in between a military nobleman and a hereditary noble.
synonym: Thanne of Cawdor
Whence
(adverb) from what place or source
synonym: where, whereform
Valor
(noun) great courage in the face of danger especially in battle
synonym: bravery, courage
Minion
(noun) a follower or underlining of a powerful person, especially in servile or unimportant one
synonym: henchman, follower
Aught
(pronoun) anything at all
synonym: anything, absence
Prophetic
(adjective) accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
synonym: predictive, prognostic
Surmise
(verb) suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
synonym: guess, suspect
Harbinger
(noun) a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
synonym: sign, signal
Adage
(noun) a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
synonym: saying, saw
Bellona
a Roman goddess of war
Couplet
(noun) two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit
synonym: verse, poem
