Macbeth Vocab Act 1 & 2 Flashcards
Actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickendness
Villainy
A tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs
Heath
To shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish;
Brandish
Boldly courageous; brave; stout- hearted
Valiant
Dreadful; awful; terrible
Direful
Boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery
Valor
A position, condition, or place affording some advantages or a commanding view
Vantage
To restore to freshness of appearance or a good condition (often followed by up)
Furbish
A boat or sailing vessel
Bark
of or pertaining to a prophet (predicts the future)
Prophetic
Shaped or molded by being beaten by a hammer
Wrought
deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
Repentance
To repay; remunerate; as for service, aid, etc.
Recompense
Plentiful; copious: abundant
Plenteous
a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
Thane
a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald (can foreshadow what’s coming)
Harbinger
the act of commending; recommendation; praise
Commendation
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment
Chastise
To retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
Impede
An area of the building that’s meant for protection
Battlement
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance
Access
Obsolete, to protect beyond (sticks out)
Jutty
A decorative band found at the top of the wall. It sticks out
Frieze
A support from outside the building that helps hold it up
Buttress
bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation
Dignity
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action; or God’s good will
Grace
a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint (can be both physical or mental)
Trammel
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow; or a school of fish
Shoal
A superficial attractive appearance; gloss
Gloss
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb
Adage
an official charged with the management of the living quarters of a sovereign or member of the nobility
Chamberlain
Courage and fortitude
Mettle
A generous bestowal of gifts
Largess
to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase
Augment
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
Quench
excess; an excessive amount
Surfeit
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay
Appall
Consisting of or containing many individuals or elements
Multitudinous
Pertaining to or involving sacrilege
Sacrilegious
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to
Anoint
made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged
Counterfeit
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions
Scruple
to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown)
Undivulged
Having the character of a traitor
Treasonous
To be stronger force or leading force
Predominance
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power (follows leader blindly)
Minion
the quality or state of being sovereign.(absolute power or authority bc you’re the ruler of land)
Sovereignty
A person who precedes another in an office, position, etc
Predecessor
