Macbeth vocab

brandish

to wave or flourish

plight

a bad or unfortunate situation

minion

subordinate official

lavish

characterized by extravagance

prophetic

foretelling events

surmise

to infer something without sufficient evidence

harbinger

one that foreshadows what's to come

rapt

enchanted with rapture

missive

a letter/written message

metaphysical

based on speculation or abstract reasoning

remorse

sorrow/pity

sovereign

someone who exercises supreme authority

trammel

something that restricts progress/expression, a restraint

husbandry

care of domestic affairs

augment

to increase in size

ravel

to clarify by separating the aspects of

infirm

lacking firmness of will/character/purpose

equivocator

a respondent who avoids giving a clear answer

clamor

a loud outcry

sacreligious

grossly irreverent towards what is held sacred

countenance

appearance/expression of the face

scruples

an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action

malice

a desire to harm others

suborn

to induce someone to commit an unlawful act

benison

a blessing

warrant

to allow/give authority

incarnadine

blood red color/ to cause to become a blood red color

carouse

drink lots of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.

consort

to associate with