Macbeth Vocab Act 1 & 2

Question 0

Actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickendness

Answer 0

Villainy

Question 1

A tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs

Answer 1

Heath

Question 2

To shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish;

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Brandish

Question 3

Boldly courageous; brave; stout- hearted

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Valiant

Question 4

Dreadful; awful; terrible

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Direful

Question 5

Boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery

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Valor

Question 6

A position, condition, or place affording some advantages or a commanding view

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Vantage

Question 7

To restore to freshness of appearance or a good condition (often followed by up)

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Furbish

Question 8

A boat or sailing vessel

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Bark

Question 9

of or pertaining to a prophet (predicts the future)

Answer 9

Prophetic

Question 10

Shaped or molded by being beaten by a hammer

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Wrought

Question 11

deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.

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Repentance

Question 12

To repay; remunerate; as for service, aid, etc.

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Recompense

Question 13

Plentiful; copious: abundant

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Plenteous

Question 14

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.

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Thane

Question 15

a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald (can foreshadow what’s coming)

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Harbinger

Question 16

the act of commending; recommendation; praise

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Commendation

Question 17

to discipline, especially by corporal punishment

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Chastise

Question 18

To retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.

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Impede

Question 19

An area of the building that’s meant for protection

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Battlement

Question 20

the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance

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Access

Question 21

Obsolete, to protect beyond (sticks out)

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Jutty

Question 22

A decorative band found at the top of the wall. It sticks out

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Frieze

Question 23

A support from outside the building that helps hold it up

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Buttress

Question 24

bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation

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Dignity

Question 25

elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action; or God's good will

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Grace

Question 26

a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint (can be both physical or mental)

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Trammel

Question 27

a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow; or a school of fish

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Shoal

Question 28

A superficial attractive appearance; gloss

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Gloss

Question 29

a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb

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Adage

Question 30

an official charged with the management of the living quarters of a sovereign or member of the nobility

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Chamberlain

Question 31

Courage and fortitude

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Mettle

Question 32

A generous bestowal of gifts

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Largess

Question 33

to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase

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Augment

Question 34

to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).

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Quench

Question 35

excess; an excessive amount

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Surfeit

Question 36

to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay

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Appall

Question 37

Consisting of or containing many individuals or elements

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Multitudinous

Question 38

Pertaining to or involving sacrilege

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Sacrilegious

Question 39

to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to

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Anoint

Question 40

made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged

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Counterfeit

Question 41

a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions

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Scruple

Question 42

to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown)

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Undivulged

Question 43

Having the character of a traitor

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Treasonous

Question 44

To be stronger force or leading force

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Predominance

Question 45

a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power (follows leader blindly)

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Minion

Question 46

the quality or state of being sovereign.(absolute power or authority bc you're the ruler of land)

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Sovereignty

Question 47

A person who precedes another in an office, position, etc

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Predecessor