Macbeth Vocab 1

assail

(verb) to attack

balm

(noun) relief, comfort

blanched

(adj) turned pale

brandish

(verb) to swing back and forth

chastise

(verb) to criticize publicly

clamor

(noun) loud noise

combustion

(noun) burning

corporal

(adj) affecting the body

dauntless

(adj) determined

disdain

(noun) lack of respect with a feeling of intense dislike

entreat

(verb) to ask for

equivocate

(verb) to be vague

lament

(verb) to sob

flout

(verb) to treat with disregard

implore

(verb) to beg

impede

(verb) to be an obstacle

jocund

(adj) cheerful, happy

incensed

(adj) furious

interim

(adj) serving during an intermediate amount of time

jovial

(adj) cheerful, jolly

malevolence

(noun) hostility and evil mindedness

malice

(noun) a need to make others suffer

mettle

(noun) the courage to carry on

mirth

(noun) high spirits, cheerfulness

plight

(noun) a situation where escaping is hard to do

posterity

(noun) the future or future generations