MacBeth Vocab

Question 1

heath

Answer 1

a tract or open wasteland

Question 2

brandish

Answer 2

to wave, shake, or exhibit in a menacing, challenging or exultant way; flourish

Question 3

valliant

Answer 3

full of or characterized by courage; brave

Question 4

direful

Answer 4

dreadful; terrible

Question 5

valor

Answer 5

bravery

Question 6

vantage

Answer 6

a position that provides a broad point of a place or idea

Question 7

repentance

Answer 7

feelings of regret for wrongdoing

Question 8

recompense

Answer 8

the pay; reward

Question 9

plenteous

Answer 9

plentiful; abundant

Question 10

thane

Answer 10

in Scotland, a feudal lord

Question 11

harbinger

Answer 11

a person or things that signals what is to come

Question 12

chastise

Answer 12

to punish; scold severely

Question 13

impede

Answer 13

to hinder or obstruct

Question 14

battlement

Answer 14

a wall with open spaces to shoot through, usually on top of a tower

Question 15

access

Answer 15

a means of nearing or getting

Question 16

frieze

Answer 16

a decorative band

Question 17

buttress

Answer 17

a projecting structure built against a wall for support

Question 18

trammel

Answer 18

to entrap or confine

Question 19

adage

Answer 19

an old saying accepted as true

Question 20

shoal

Answer 20

a shallow place in a body of water

Question 21

gloss

Answer 21

brightness; sheen

Question 22

chamberlain

Answer 22

a person who manages the household of a ruler or nobleman

Question 23

mettle

Answer 23

courage