Macbeth
Vocabulary
Act I Vocabulary
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Minion: (n) a servant of a powerful person
Deign: (v) to condescend to accept
Thither: (adv) toward that place or point
Corporal: (adj) of the body
Thane: (n) a person who holds lands of
the king
Surmise: (n) a thought that something is
possible
Act I continued
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Interim: (n) an intervening time
Recompense: (verb) to repay
Harbinger: (n) a person who goes ahead
to make known the approach of another
Chastise: (verb) to criticize severely
Metaphysical: (adj) imaginary or fanciful
Act II Vocabulary
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Husbandry: (n) careful, thrifty
management of domestic resources
Summons: (n) a request, demand, call to
duty, task, or performance
Palpable: (adj) plainly visible; tangible
Marshal: (v) to usher or lead
Surfeit: (n. or v.) excessive
Act II continued
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Contend: (v) to struggle; oppose
Clamor: (n) to make loud noises; to drive,
force, influence noisily
Badge: (n) to furnish or mark
Multitude: (n) a great many
Augment: (v) to make greater or larger
Requite: (v) to avenge
Dire: (adj) dreadful, horrible
Act III-IV Vocabulary
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Grave: (n or adj. )dignified and
somber/serious in manner
Barren: (adj.)incapable of producing
offspring
Rancor: (n) bitter, hatred, malice
Regard: (v) concern or awareness
Affliction: (n) a state or place of pain
Jovial: (adj.) characterized by a joyous
humor/mood
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Avaricious: (adj.) greedy
Caldron: (n) a large pot used for boiling
Confound: (v) confuse; defeat
Conjure (v)request earnestly; compel
Coveted: (v) to wish for longingly
Act V Vocabulary
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Perturb: (v) to disturb greatly; to make uneasy
and anxious
Guise: (n) outward appearance or aspect; mode
of dress
Sere: (n or v) withered, dry
Purge: (v) to purify or cleanse; to get rid of sin,
guilt, defilement, or disease
Famine: (n) severe hunger; starvation; a widespread food shortage
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Ague: (n) a chill or a fit of shivering as a
result of a fever or disease
Arm: (v) put on weapons
Usurp: (v) to seize and hold the power of
another by force; to tale over or occupy
without right