Macbeth Vocab Flashcards
Plight (n)
A desperate and terrible situation
Brandish (v)
To hold something in a threatening way
Rapt (adj)
Deeply consumed, absorbed, and focused on something
Surmise (v)
To assume or conclude based on little evidence
Peerless (adj)
Incompatible, matchless, without equal
Chastise (v)
To punish by scolding
Impede (v)
To interfere with progress
Entreat (v)
To request, ask or implore
Augment (v)
To make larger or bigger
Palpable (adj)
To intense it is as though it can be physically felt
Unruly (adj)
Wild, unmanageable
Temperate (adj)
Calm or mild
Divulge (v)
To reveal or tell
Consort (v)
To mingle with undesirable people
Dauntless (adj)
Fearless
Valor (n)
Courage or bravery especially in the face of war
Bounteous (adj)
Generous, liberal
Incense (v)
To make someone extremely angry
Jocund (adj)
Happy, cheerful
Infirmity (n)
A weakness or failing in someone character or body
Sear (v)
To burn or to scorch
Malevolence (n)
An ill will or bad feeling towards someone
Pernicious (adj)
Causing great harm or wicked evil
Clamorous (adj)
Loud, chaotic, noisy