Macbeth Vocab 1 Flashcards
Disdain
Consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration
Valor
Great courage in the face of danger, esp in battle
Minion
A follower/underling of a powerful person, esp a servile/unimportant one
Valiant
Possessing/showing courage or determination
Flout
To treat with contemptuous disregard: scorn, mock, scoff
Openly disregard a rule, law, or convention
Rapt
Completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing
Wrought
Stirred up, affected
Beaten out of shape by tools
Recompense
An equivalent or a return for something done, suffered, or given: compensation
Repentance
The act of feeling or expressing sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin
Wanton
Deliberate and unprovoked: unrestrained
Chastise
Rebuke or reprimand severely: punish, esp by beating
Impede
Delay or prevent someone/something by obstructing them: hinder
Compunctious
Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done: remorseful
Pall
Something that covers or conceals
Beguile
Charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way
Sovereign
Possessing supreme or ultimate power
Procreant
Relating to reproduction
Purveyor
A person who sells/deals in particular goods
Servant who makes advance preparations for a noble master
Mettle
Vigor or strength of spirit or temperament
Clamor
A loud, confused noise of people shouting vehemently
Husbandry
Careful use of resources: frugality
Largesse
Gifts or money given generously
Augment
Make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
Palpable
So intense as to seem almost tangible
Sentinel
A soldier/guard whose job is to stand and keep watch
