Macbeth Acts 2 & 3

Question 1

Oracle

Answer 1

noun.
1. a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
2. a response or message given by an oracle, typically one that is ambiguous or obscure.

Question 2

Indissoluble

Answer 2

adjective

1. unable to be destroyed; lasting.

Question 3

Bestow

Answer 3

verb

1. confer or present (an honor, right, or gift).

Question 4

Cloistered

Answer 4

adjective
1. kept away from the outside world; sheltered.
“a cloistered upbringing”
2. having or enclosed by a cloister, as in a monastery.

Question 5

Verities

Answer 5

noun

1. the quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.

Question 6

Appall

Answer 6

verb

1. greatly dismay or horrify.

Question 7

Infirmity

Answer 7

noun

1. physical or mental weakness.

Question 8

Malevolence

Answer 8

noun

1. the state or condition of being malevolent.

Question 9

Accursed

Answer 9

adjective
1. literary
under a curse.
2. informal dated
used to express strong dislike of or anger toward someone or something.

Question 10

Beldams

Answer 10

noun

1. an old woman.

Question 11

Appease

Answer 11

verb
1. pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

2. relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).

Question 12

Avouch

Answer 12

verb

1. assert or confirm as a result of one’s own experience that something is true or accurately so described.

Question 13

Rancor

Answer 13

noun

1. bitterness or resentfulness, esp. when long-standing.

Question 14

Jocund

Answer 14

adjective

1. cheerful and lighthearted.

Question 15

Prattle

Answer 15

verb
1. talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

noun
1. foolish or inconsequential talk.

Question 16

Pernicious

Answer 16

adjective

1. having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way.

Question 17

Judicious

Answer 17

adjective

1. having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.

Question 18

Dauntless

Answer 18

adjective

1. showing fearlessness and determination.

Question 19

Repose

Answer 19

noun
1. a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

verb
1. be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place.

Question 20

Surfeited

Answer 20

verb

1. cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

Question 21

Consort

Answer 21

noun
1. a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

verb
1. habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others.

Question 22

Rend

Answer 22

verb

1. tear (something) into two or more pieces.

Question 23

Scrupulous

Answer 23

adjective

1. (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.

Question 24

Usurp

Answer 24

verb

1. take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.

Question 25

Homage

Answer 25

noun | 1. special honor or respect shown publicly.

Question 26

Lecher

Answer 26

noun | 1. a lecherous man.

Question 27

Largesse

Answer 27

noun | 1. generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.

Question 28

Credulous

Answer 28

adjective | 1. having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

Question 29

Chide

Answer 29

verb | 1. scold or rebuke.

Question 30

Harbingers

Answer 30

noun | 1. a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.