macbeth vocab list 2 Flashcards
to regard with disgust or hatred
abhor
to be very hot, sweaty
swelter
to confirm
verify
to carry on, to be (state of being/living), verb
fare
noun, someone who takes pleasure in fine eating/drinking
epicure
noun, the crime of murdering someone in close relation
parricade
future generations of a person/people, noun
posterity
uneasiness/anxiety or a state of agitation, noun,
perturbation
to continue doing something despite setbacks or challenges, noun
perseverance
to genuinely/anxiously ask someone to do something/treat someone in a specified manner, verb,
Entreat
great courage (in battle), adjective,
Valor
to find fault/scold, verb,
upbraid
a sign or warning of something bad to happen/ an exceptional person or thing, noun,
portent
to fulfill/satisfy a thirst, verb
quench
to express extreme disappoint, verb
censure
wishing to do harm to others, adjective,
malevolent
generosity in giving money or gifts, noun
largess
dark, cloudy, adjective
murky
oppressive dictator, noun
tyrant
mad, insane, adjective
brainsickly
philosophy regarding reality and existence, noun
metaphysical
to be of well revered or known, noun
renown
to use neutral language to conceal the truth, verb
equivocate
to be capable of being felt/ something so intense it is almost tangible, adjective
palpable
extreme greed for wealth or materials, noun
avarice
a habit regarded as someone’s weakness, noun
vice
to suppose something is true without evidence to confirm it, verb
surmise
clean, adjective
pristine
to make amends for a suffered loss, verb
recompense
position of superiority, noun
eminence
