The Tragedy of Macbeth

Vocbulary Terms

 Act I
Furbished- Brightened; polished
 
Prophetic- Having the power to predict or foreshadow
 
Liege- A lord or king
 
Sovereign- Supreme in power, rank, or authority
 
Metaphysical- Very abstract
 
Chastise- To condemn sharply; scold
 
Surmise- To guess, assume; to form an opinion from inconclusive evidence
 
Act II
 
Augment- To make greater; enlarge
 
Predominance- Superiority
 
Anointed- Declared sacred
 
Stealthy- In a quiet, secretive way; sly; furtive
 
Equivocate-  To tell falsehoods
 
Palpable- Capable of being touched or felt
 
Multitudinous- Existing in great numbers
 
Act III
 
Indissoluble- Not able to be dissolved or undone
 
Malevolence- Ill will; spitefulness
 
Informity- Physical or mental defect
 
Dauntless- Fearless
 
Act IV
 
Pernicious- Causing serious injury; deadly; evil; wicked
 
Judicious- Having or showing good judgment
 
Sundry- Various; miscellaneous
 
Intemperance- Given to rash or hasty action; doing things on the spur of the moment; tending to act impulsively; without thinking
 
Avarice- Greed
 
Act V
 
Pertubation- A disorder
 
Pristine- Pure; untouched; unspoiled
 
Clamorous- Noisy
 
Harbingers- Forerunner
 

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