Macbeth Vocab Test Flashcards
brightened; polished
furbished
having more power to predict or foreshadow
prophetic
conjecture; uncertain knowledge
surmise
condemn sharply; scold
chastise
supernatural
metaphysical
supreme in power, rank, or authority
sovereign
to make greater; enlarge
augment
capable of being touched or felt
palpable
sly
stealthy
existing in great numbers
multitudinous
tell falsehoods
equivocate
declared sacred
anointed
superiority
predominance
suffering; a cause of suffering
affliction
familiarize; inform
acquaint
something done to make up for injury or loss
amends
cheerful; having good humor
jovial
mix together
mingle
the future; those who are to come after
posterity
having hair matted with blood
blood-bolstered
entrails
chaudron
throat
gulf
foamy
yeasty
swamp-dwelling
fenny
be infected
taint
perfect
pristine
scour
stirr
blot
raze
unhealthy state
sickly weal
a short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express his or her thoughts and feelings
aside
poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines
blank verse
two consecutive, rhymed lines of poetry that follow the same rhythmic pattern
couplet
a character whose attitudes, beliefs, or behavior differ significantly from those of another character
foil
poetry that has no regular meter or rhyme scheme
free verse
a metrical verse line have 5 main stresses, traditionally described as a line of five feet
iambic pentameter
a stanza with eight iambic pentameter lines that rhymes abababcc
ottava rima
play on multiple meanings of a word or two words that sound alike but have different meanings
pun
a long speech in which a character who is usually alone onstage expresses his or her private thoughts or feelings
soliloquy
the defect of character that brings about the protagonist’s downfall in a tragedy
tragic flaw
