MacBeth Vocab

Question 1

Disdain

Answer 1

Verb -

To show contempt-

Old French -

I disdain replying to your insult.

Question 2

Deign

Answer 2

Verb -

to think appropriate, condescend -

Old French -

The king wouldn’t deign to listen to his slave.

Question 3

Chastise

Answer 3

Verb -

to punish -

Old French -

His mother decided to chastise him because he broke the rules.

Question 4

Chalice

Answer 4

Noun -

a drinking cup or goblet - used formally -

Old French -

The man made a toast with his chalice at the wedding.

Question 5

Cherub

Answer 5

Noun -

a beautiful or innocent person -

Greek -

His friends wanted to break the rules, but he, a cherub, decided not to.

Question 6

Beguile

Answer 6

Verb -

to influence by trickery -

Old English -

I beguile my friend into thinking that I moved.

Question 7

Flout

Answer 7

Verb -

to treat with disdain; mock -

Middle English -

He flouted the history teacher when she asked a stupid question.

Question 8

Harbinger

Answer 8

Noun -

omen; sign -

German -

The first snowfall was a harbinger of winter.

Question 9

Implore

Answer 9

Verb -

to beg -

Latin -

I implored my teacher not to give us a test.

Question 10

Mettle

Answer 10

Noun -

courage and fortitude -

Old English -

The team showed their true mettle in the second half.

Question 11

Palpable

Answer 11

Adjective -

evident, obvious -

Latin -

The lie he told was palpable, and they were never going to fall for it.

Question 12

Peerless

Answer 12

adjective -

In a class of your own; matchless -

French -

She was a peerless pianist.

Question 13

Rapt

Answer 13

Adjective -

transported with emotion -

Latin -

He was rapt with joy after winning the finals of the tournament.

Question 14

Repose

Answer 14

Verb -

to lie dead -

Latin -

His body reposed in the forest for several days before it was found.

Question 15

Solicit

Answer 15

Verb -

to seek respectfully/formally -

Old French -

I solicit aid from the doctor.

Question 16

Undaunted

Answer 16

Adjective -

unfazed -

Old English -

He was undaunted by failure and did not give up until he succeeded.

Question 17

Thane

Answer 17

Noun -

A Scottish earl or nobleman-

Proto-Germanic -

Macbeth was a thane before he became King.

Question 18

Trifle

Answer 18

Noun -

A thing of very little value -

Old French -

He used to value it, but it has became a trifle to him.