Mcbeth act 1 Flashcards
Hurly burly
noun
definition: busy, boisterous activity.
synonym: chaos
Thane
noun
definition: a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
whence
adverb
definition: from which; from where.
valor
noun
definition: great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
synonym: courage
minion
noun
definition: a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
synonym: lackey
aught
pronoun
definition: anything at all.
synonym: null
prophetic
adjective
definition: accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.
“his warnings proved prophetic”
synonym: predictive
surmise
verb
definition: suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
synonym: deduce
harbinger
noun
definition: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
synonym: indicator
adage
noun
definition: a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
synoym: saying
bellona
the Roman goddess of war.