| Affliction | a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery: They sympathized with us in our affliction. |
| chide | to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks. |
| cloistered | secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life. |
| dauntless | not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold: a dauntless hero. |
| fruitless | bearing no fruit; barren. |
| Grapple | to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. |
| incensed | angry |
| jovial | endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host. |
| malevolence | the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred. |
| pious | having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. |
| purged | to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable |
| scepter | a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power. |
| sundry | various or diverse |
| tyrant | any person who exercises power in a cruel way |
| vile | thoroughly unpleasant |
Macbeth Vocabulary Act III
August 30, 2019