Macbeth, Act III Vocabulary

Question 0

Chide

Answer 0

To express disapproval of; scold; reproach

Question 1

Affliction

Answer 1

A state of pain, distress, or grief; misery

Question 2

Cloistered

Answer 2

Secluded from the world; sheltered

Question 3

Dauntless

Answer 3

Not to be daunted or intimidated

Question 4

Fruitless

Answer 4

Useless; unproductive; without results of success

Question 5

Grapple

Answer 5

To hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple

Question 6

Incensed

Answer 6

The perfume or smoke arising from such a substance when burned

Question 7

Jovial

Answer 7

Endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship

Question 8

Malevolence

Answer 8

The quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent ( hateful)

Question 9

Pious

Born-again
Religious

Answer 9

Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence of God or an earnest with tho fulfill religious obligations

Question 10

Purged

Answer 10

To rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify

Question 11

Scepter

Answer 11

A rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power

Question 12

Sundry

Answer 12

Various or diverse

Question 13

Tyrant

Answer 13

A sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly

Question 14

Vile

Answer 14

Wrenchedly bad