| brandish | to shake or wave something menacingly |
| furbish | to give a new look to something, POLISH |
| pine | to lose vigor or health; to yearn for something |
| rapt | wholly absorbed or ENGROSSED |
| enkindle | to set on fire; to inspire or get started |
| recompense | to pay for or to return in kind : REQUITE |
| harbinger | a person sent ahead to secure lodgings or send message; PRECURSOR; OMEN |
| beguile | to influence by deception or seduction |
| procreate | to produce offspring |
| chalice | “a drinking cup; GOBLET |
| equivocate | “to use misleading language especially with intent to deceive; to avoid committing oneself in what one says; LIE |
| lechery | excessive indulgence in sexual activity |
| sacrilegious | displaying gross disrespect toward a hallowed person, place, or thing |
| predominant | having superior strength, influence, or authority; PREVAILING; FREQUENT; COMMON |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling; one highly favored : IDOL |
| verity | the quality or state of being truthful or honest |
| rancor | bitter, deep-seated ill will |
| sundry | MISCELLANEOUS, VARIOUS |
| jocund | displaying high spirits and lively humor |
| peal | the loud ringing of bells ; a loud sound or succession of sounds |
| saucy | impertinently bold and impudent; amusingly forward |
| blanch | to take the color out of; to scald or parboil in water or steam; to make ashen or pale |
| malevolence | the state of having intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| vanquish | to overcome in battle; subdue completely; to gain mastery over |
| hautboy | oboe |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive; DEADLY; WICKED |
| avaricious | greedy of gain; seeking to hoard riches |
| voluptuous | full of delight or pleasure to the senses; suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| concord | a state of agreement : HARMONY |
| abound | to be present in large numbers or in great quantity ; to be copiously supplied |
Macbeth Definitions
September 8, 2019