Perturb | Disturb, bother |
Taper | Candle |
Guise (disguise) | Outward appearance |
Fortify | To strengthen pester: to annoy |
Hew | To cut down |
Abhor | Hate, detest; to reject something very strongly |
Thrice | 3 times |
Conjure | To summon up using supernatural power |
Potent | Powerful |
Pernicious | Destructive; hurtful |
Laudable | Praiseworthy |
Redress | Set right; correct |
Hoodwink | Trick; deceive |
Avarice | Greediness |
Concord | Harmony; peace; agreement |
Integrity | Honesty; possessing firm principles |
Cide | Kill |
Naught | Nothing |
Jovial | Jolly; cheerful |
Muse | To think about in silence |
Mirth | Laughter; joy |
Ruby | Red |
Wayward | Turned away (perverted) from what is expected; resistance to guidance or discipline |
Posterity | All succeeding generations (kids, grand kids, ect) |
Verity | A statement or belief acknowledged to be an established truth |
Oracle (prophet) | Something or someone believed to be a source of wisdom |
Indissoluble | Lasting or permanent |
Dauntless | Fearless |
Grapple | To grip and hold |
Incense | To make very angry |
Jocund | Jovial, cheerful |
Cloister | A place of religious seclusion; to seclude |
Infirmity | Weakness, feebleness |
Homage | Anything done to show honor or respect |
Largess | Large gift or donation |
Cleave | To stick to something; to be faithful to |
Augment | Increase, make longer |
Repose | Rest |
Palpable | Obviosious, easily observed; able to be touched |
Knell | Sound of a bell rung to announce a death or funeral |
Lest | For fear that |
Lechery | Excessive indulgence in sexual activity (sketch) |
Sacrilegious | Disrespect toward something sacred or holy |
Alas | Used to express sorrow; regret or grief |
Wherefore | Why |
Sovereignty | Supreme authority over all things |
Apparition | A ghostly figure |
Surfeit | To Overindulge |
Appall | To horrify, shock |
Equivocate | To be intentionally vague in a statement (for sake of deception) |
Repast | Eat |
Hurly-burly | Noisy disorder and confusion |
Thane | A member of an aristocratic class and holds land |
Whence | From what place |
Valor | Bravery |
Minion | Loyal servant |
Prophetic | Predicting future events as if by supernatural forces |
Surmise | Guess based on incomplete facts |
Harbinger | Sign of future events |
Adage | A saying that expresses a common observation; proverb |
Venture | Undertaking, scheme, or project |
Rapt | Absorbed, captivated, or enthralled with something |
Plight | Dilemma; troubles; predicament |
Sooth | Truth |
Dismal | Miserable, gloomy, depressing |
Fantastical | From the root work fantastic, meaning unbelievable or out-of-this world; often used in Shakespeare’s day to refer to something supernatural. |
Macbeth Vocabulary Words Acts 1-5
December 17, 2019