macbeth2 Flashcards
(27 cards)
balm
(v.) to go or look through carefully in order to find something
appalls
v.) to fill or overcome with horror, dismay, or fear
primrose way/path
(n.) life of ease and pleasure; easy course of action
carousing
(v.) to drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking
lechery
n.) unrestrained indulgence of a sexual desire
requited
v.) to make repayment or return for service
lamenting
v.) to feel or express sorrow or regret
clamors
n.) a loud uproar, as from a crowd; expression of desire
sacrilegious
adj.) retaining to violation of sacred stuff
anointed
v.) to rub or sprinkle on; apply oil
contradict
v.) to assert the contrary or opposite of
lees/dregs
n.) protective shelter; sediment of liquids; not valuables
consort
n.) a husband or wife; spouse; one vessel or ship
suborned
(v.) to bribe or induce lawfully to perform some crime
posterity
(n.) succeeding or future generations collectively
verities
(n.) state or quality of truth, accordance to fact
oracles
(n.) an utterance given by a priest at a shrine in response of a god
unbecoming
(adj.) detracting from appearance, character; unattractive
indissoluble
(adj.) not able of being dissolved; undone
twain
n.) (adj.) two
parricide
(n.) act of killing a close family member
dauntless
(adj.) not to be intimidated; fearless
rebuked/cowed
(v.) sharp disapproval of; intimidate
scepter
(n.) rod or wand in the hand as an emblem of power