Unit 5 - Macbeth Flashcards
hurly-burly
syn: commotion, turmoil, chaos
ant: tranquility, serenity, calm
minion
syn: subordinate, underling, lackey, sycophant
ant: superior, leader, sovereign
disdain
syn: (v) belittle, deride; (n) derision, disparagement, contempt
ant: (v) rever, venerate; (n) favor, admiration
flout
syn: mock, jeer, deride
ant: respect, revere, defer to
sieve
syn: (v) strain, sift ; (n) strainer, colander, filter
ant: collect, combine
pine
syn: brood, yearn; dwindle, languish
ant: dislike; flourish
prophetic
syn: visionary, portentious, predictive, ominous
trifle
syn: modicum, smidgen, pittance; bauble, knickknack
ant: generosity, a lot, plenty
surmise
syn: (v) assume, suppose, deduce; (n) presumption, speculation, postulation
ant: (v) prove; (n) certainty, conviction, sureness
harbinger
syn: forerunner, herald
peerless
syn: eminent, incomparable, nonpariel
ant: inferior, menial, subaltern
chastise
syn: reprimand, rebuke, castigate
ant: acclaim, extol, compliment
buttress
syn: (v,n) bolster, brace, support
ant: (v) weaken, undermine
shoal
syn: shallows, sandbar, reef, atoll
plague
syn: (v) afflict, beleaguer, vex; (n) affliction, contagion, pestilence
ant: (v) comfort, please, soothe
