Macbeth Vocab Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
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Minion
A
An obsequious follower or dependent
2
Q
Corporal
A
Of or relating to the body
3
Q
Cleave
A
to adhere, cling or stick fast
4
Q
Harbinger
A
one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come
5
Q
Chastise
A
To punsh
6
Q
Beguile
A
To pass time pleasantly
7
Q
Couriers
A
Messengers
8
Q
Palpable
A
Easily perceived
9
Q
Appall
A
To fill with dismay
10
Q
Carousing
A
The activity of drunken merrymaking
11
Q
Equivocate
A
to avoid
12
Q
Scruples
A
Conscience; morals
13
Q
Suborn
A
To induce someone to commit an unlawful act
14
Q
Parricide
A
the murdering of one’s parent(s)
15
Q
Malice
A
Extreme ill-will or spite
16
Q
Vizards
A
Masks
17
Q
Bide
A
to wait
18
Q
Purge
A
to be freed from impurities
19
Q
Muse
A
to consider
20
Q
Homage
A
special honor expressed publicly
21
Q
Caldron/cauldron
A
a large vessel
22
Q
Pernicious
A
evil; wicked
23
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Diminutive
A
extremely small in size
24
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Appease
A
to humor; make peace with
25
Avaricious
having an immoderate desire for wealth
26
Interdiction
something authoritatively forbidden
27
Integrity
Adherence to a strict moral code
28
Censure
harsh criticism
29
Ague
a chill or fit of shivering
30
Brandish
To wave or flourish
