Unit 6: Macbeth Flashcards
(20 cards)
jocund (adj)
cheerful and lighthearted
suborn (v)
to bribe or otherwise induce someone to commit an unlawful act
palpable (adj)
able to be touched or felt
wrought (adj)
beaten out or shaped by hammering
gibbet (n)
an instrument of public execution
botch (v)
to spoil by poor work
parricide (n)
the killing of a parent or other near relative
multitudinous (adj)
present in great numbers
augment (v)
to enlarge or make larger
confound (v)
to perplex or amaze especially by a sudden surprise
expedite (v)
to speed up the progress of
rancor (n)
a long period of bitterness or resentfulness
equivocate (v)
to use unclear expressions to conceal the truth
buffet (v)
a blow as with the hand or fist
rue (v)
to regret bitterly
entrails (n)
a person’s or animal’s internal organs
spurn (v)
to reject with disdain or contempt
augur (v, n)
(v) to make predictions
(n) person who makes predictions or a prophet
posterity (n)
something left for all future generations or descendants of a person
malevolent (adj)
evil or harmful
