| plight | (n) an unfavorable situation |
| to disdain disdainful – adjdisdainfully – adv | (vt) to treat with contempt or scorn; to look down upon |
| valorvalorous – adjvalorously – advvaliant – adjvaliantly — adv | (n) the quality of bravery (courage) |
| minion | (n) one who is highly favored (in modern use, has a negative connotation) |
| direful dire – adjdireness – n | (adj) full of or characterized by serious trouble |
| aught | (n) something/anything |
| prosperousprosperity – nprosperously – advto prosper – vt, vi | (adj) characterized by wealth and/or good fortune (wealthy, lucky) |
| prophetic prophet – nprophecy – nprophesy – vt, vi | (adj) related to or containing a message about the future |
| corporal corporality – ncorporally – adv | (adj) related to the physical body (real, tangible) |
| venture to venture – vt, vi, adjadventure – nadventurer — n | (n) an undertaking involving uncertainty |
| trifle to trifle – vt, vitrifling – adj | (n) a thing of very little value |
| imperial imperious – adj | (adj) related to empire or person of royal authority |
| to commence commencement – n | (vt, vi) to begin |
| surmiseto surmise – vt, vi | (n) an unfounded opinion, guesswork, an uncertainty |
| to cleave cleaver – n | (to) (vi) to adhere closely to |
| to chastise impediment – n | (vt) to criticize severely |
| to impede impediment – n | (vt) to slow in movement/progress with an obstacle (to hinder) |
| metaphysical | (adj) (archaic) Imaginary |
| compunctiouscompunction – ncompunctiously – adv | characterized by an uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt |
| gall to gall – vt, vigalling — adj | (n) bitter bile/pus |
| pallpall – n | (vt) to cover as with a shroud |
| to beguileguile – nbeguiling – adjbeguilingly – adv | (vt) to influence through the use of trickery; to take away from by cheating or deception |
| sovereign sovereign – n | (adj) indisputable, supreme |
| shoal | (n) a place where a body of water is shallow, like a beach or sandbar |
| to commend commendation – n | (vt) to send to, to entrust to |
| chalice | (n) a goblet or drinking cup |
| facultiesacile – adj faculty — n | (n) abilities or powers |
| esteem | (n) opinion or judgment |
| adage | (n) a saying in the form of a metaphor embodying a common observation |
| enterpriseenterprising – adj | (n) a project |
| undauntedto daunt – vtdaunting – adjdauntless — adj | (adj) undiminished in courage (intrepid), refusing to be discouraged |
| mettle | (n) vigor or strength of temperament or character |
| clamorclamorous – adjclamor – vt, vi | (n) a loud noise, powerfully expressing disapproval |
Macbeth Act 1 Vocabulary
August 8, 2019