Macbeth Vocabulary

Act I Vocabulary 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 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 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 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 Grave: (n)dignified and somber 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

Continued Avaricious: (adj.) greedy Cauldron: (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 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 wide-spread food shortage

continued 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