Macbeth Act 1 Flashcards
Hurley Burley
(Noun)
busy, boisterouse activity
Synonyms: chaos, commotion.
Thane
(Noun)
A man who is given land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
Synonym: lord, citizen, noble
Whence
(Adverb)
From what place or source.
Synonym: wherefrom, from where, what origin
Valor
(Noun)
Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
Synonyms: courage, bravery, fearlessness
Minion
(Noun)
A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
Synonym: underling, henchman
Aught
(Pronoun)
Anything at all.
Synonyms: nil, null, nix, absense, nada, zip
Prophetic
(Adjective)
Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.
Synonyms: prescient, predicitve, pregnostic
Surmise
(Verb)
Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Synonyms: guess, suspect, deduce
Harbinger
(Noun)
A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Synonyms: herald, sign, indicator
Adage
(Noun)
A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Synonyms: saying, proverb, maxim
Bellona
(Noun)
The Roman Goddess of War