Macbeth Vocab 1

Question 1

Disdain

Answer 1

Consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration

Question 2

Valor

Answer 2

Great courage in the face of danger, esp in battle

Question 3

Minion

Answer 3

A follower/underling of a powerful person, esp a servile/unimportant one

Question 4

Valiant

Answer 4

Possessing/showing courage or determination

Question 5

Flout

Answer 5

To treat with contemptuous disregard: scorn, mock, scoff
Openly disregard a rule, law, or convention

Question 6

Rapt

Answer 6

Completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing

Question 7

Wrought

Answer 7

Stirred up, affected
Beaten out of shape by tools

Question 8

Recompense

Answer 8

An equivalent or a return for something done, suffered, or given: compensation

Question 9

Repentance

Answer 9

The act of feeling or expressing sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin

Question 10

Wanton

Answer 10

Deliberate and unprovoked: unrestrained

Question 11

Chastise

Answer 11

Rebuke or reprimand severely: punish, esp by beating

Question 12

Impede

Answer 12

Delay or prevent someone/something by obstructing them: hinder

Question 13

Compunctious

Answer 13

Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done: remorseful

Question 14

Pall

Answer 14

Something that covers or conceals

Question 15

Beguile

Answer 15

Charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way

Question 16

Sovereign

Answer 16

Possessing supreme or ultimate power

Question 17

Procreant

Answer 17

Relating to reproduction

Question 18

Purveyor

Answer 18

A person who sells/deals in particular goods
Servant who makes advance preparations for a noble master

Question 19

Mettle

Answer 19

Vigor or strength of spirit or temperament

Question 20

Clamor

Answer 20

A loud, confused noise of people shouting vehemently

Question 21

Husbandry

Answer 21

Careful use of resources: frugality

Question 22

Largesse

Answer 22

Gifts or money given generously

Question 23

Augment

Answer 23

Make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

Question 24

Palpable

Answer 24

So intense as to seem almost tangible

Question 25

Sentinel

Answer 25

A soldier/guard whose job is to stand and keep watch