Macbeth Vocabulary Flashcards
plight (n)
a bad situation or condition
disdain (n)
a feeling that something is beneath you
wanton (adj)
sensual OR without care
rapt (adj)
completely absorbed
cleave (v)
to cling to OR split by cutting, to cause to separate
chastise (v)
to punish or criticize
largess (n)
generous gift, willing to give
thane (n)
a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble; baron; lord
equivocate (v)
to use ambiguous language in order to deceive; to avoid committing oneself in what one says
solicit (v)
ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone
harbinger (n)
a messenger that announces something
perturb (v)
to disturb, to worry
eviscerate (v)
to gut; to remove one or all organs from the body
interim (n)
the intervening time
impertinent (adj)
rude and disrespectful
supple (adj)
bending or able to be bent easily; changeable, easily adaptable to suit different conditions
disheveled (adj)
very untidy
haughty (adj)
unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people
sovereignty (n)
autonomy; freedom from external control; autonomous state, power of a country to hold its own government
bane (n)
nuisance, pest, curse, irritation; cause of continual distress or unhappiness
