MacBeth Act 1

Question 1

Hurly-burly

Answer 1

(Noun) busy, boisterous activity

Synonym: chaos, commotion

Question 2

Thane

Answer 2

(Noun)

(in Scotland) a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl’s son.

Synonyms: lord, nobleman

Question 3

Whence

Answer 3

adverb

From what place or source.

Synonyms: where, the place

Question 4

Valor

Answer 4

adjective

Great courage in the face of danger/battle

Synonyms: bravery, fearlessness courage.

Question 5

Minion

Answer 5

Noun

An unimportant follower of a powerful person

follower, underling, henchman

Question 6

aught

Answer 6

pronoun

anything at all

naught, nil, nothing

Question 7

prophetic

Answer 7

adjective

accurately predicting the future

predictive, divinatory,

Question 8

surmise

Answer 8

verb

suppose that something is true with no evidence

guess, conclude, theorize, assume

Question 9

harbinger

Answer 9

noun

someone who announces the appearance of another person

herald, sign, indicator, signal

Question 10

adage

Answer 10

noun

a proverb or short statement expressing general truth

saying, epigraph, proverb

Question 11

Bellona

Answer 11

noun

Roman goddess of war

Question 12

couplet

Answer 12

noun

Two lines of a verse in the same meter joined by a rhyme

couple, duo