Macbeth Vocab 2

Question 1

Prate

Answer 1

To talk foolishly and at tedious length about something

Question 2

Knell

Answer 2

The sound of a bell rung solemnly for a death or funeral

Question 3

Surfeit

Answer 3

An excessive amount of something

Question 4

Confound

Answer 4

Cause surprise or confusion especially by acting against expectations

Question 5

Equivocator

Answer 5

A respondent who intentionally speaks ambiguously or avoids giving a clear, direct answer

Question 6

Carouse

Answer 6

Drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself in a noisy, lively way

Question 7

Lechery

Answer 7

Excessive or offensive sexual desire, lustfulness

Question 8

Lament

Answer 8

A passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Question 9

Requited

Answer 9

To make return for or repay

Question 10

Prophesy

Answer 10

To predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge

Question 11

Sacreligious

Answer 11

Extremely disrespectful towards something considered sacred

Question 12

Parricide

Answer 12

The killing of a parent or other near relative

Question 13

Rebuke

Answer 13

To criticize sharply or reprimand

Question 14

Rancor

Answer 14

Bitterness or resentful news, especially when long-standing

Question 15

Barren

Answer 15

Incapable of producing offspring: fruitless, devoid, lacking

Question 16

Incense

Answer 16

To arouse the extreme anger or indignation of

Question 17

Sundry

Answer 17

Of various reasons or several

Question 18

Eminence

Answer 18

A position of prominence or superiority

Question 19

Jocund

Answer 19

Cheerful and lighthearted

Question 20

Cloister

Answer 20

To seclude from the world as if in a cloister (a restricted area in a monastery)

Question 21

Nonpareil

Answer 21

Having no match or equal, unrivaled

Question 22

Blanch

Answer 22

Make white or pale by extracting color

Question 23

Pious

Answer 23

Marked by self-conscious virtue: virtuous

Question 24

Ratify

Answer 24

To approve and sanction formally: confirm

Question 25

Homage

Answer 25

Special honor or respect shown publicly