Macbeth Vocab 3

Question 1

Blaspheme

Answer 1

To speak in a way that shows irreverence for God or something sacred

Question 2

Resolute

Answer 2

Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering: resolved

Question 3

Pernicious

Answer 3

Having a harmful or deadly effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 4

Prattle

Answer 4

To talk at length in a foolish or incomprehensible way

Question 5

Laudable

Answer 5

Deserving praise or commendation

Question 6

Sanctified

Answer 6

Set apart as or declare holy: consecrate

Question 7

Dolor

Answer 7

A state of great sorrow or distress

Question 8

Redress

Answer 8

To remedy or set right an undesirable or unfair situation

Question 9

Avarice

Answer 9

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Question 10

Voluptuous

Answer 10

Relating to or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure

Question 11

Cistern

Answer 11

A tank for storing water, especially one supplying taps

Question 12

Fortitude

Answer 12

Courage in pain or adveristy

Question 13

Foison

Answer 13

Resources, physical energy or strength

Question 14

Concord

Answer 14

Agreement or harmony between people or groups

Question 15

Interdiction

Answer 15

The action of prohibiting or forbidding something

Question 16

Doff

Answer 16

To rid oneself of or put aside

Question 17

Demerit

Answer 17

A quality that deserves blame or lacks merit: fault, defect

Question 18

Perturbation

Answer 18

Anxiety or mental uneasiness

Question 19

Gentry

Answer 19

Upper or ruling class of aristocracy: people of specific class or kind

Question 20

Epicure

Answer 20

A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food or drink: those devoted to luxury

Question 21

Raze

Answer 21

Completely destroy to the ground: demolish

Question 22

Pristine

Answer 22

In its original condition: unspoiled

Question 23

Censure

Answer 23

The expression of formal disapproval or condemnation

Question 24

Arbitrate

Answer 24

To submit or refer for decision to an arbiter: to decide

Question 25

Siege

Answer 25

A military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel its surrender

Question 26

Treatise

Answer 26

A systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached

Question 27

Tarry

Answer 27

To stay longer than intended or delay leaving a place

Question 28

Harbinger

Answer 28

A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

Question 29

Palter

Answer 29

To act insincerely or deceitfully: equivocate

Question 30

Usurp

Answer 30

To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force