ALL VOCAB (except macbeth)

foreboding

apprehensive/ implying that something bad is going to happen

satiate

satisfy

fortitude

courage in pain/ adversity

capacious

having a lot of space inside

cull

select from a large quantity

pedantry

excessive concern with minor details

indefatigable

persisting tirelessly

chimerical

formed from parts of various animals

prognosticate

foretell/prophesy of a future event

mien

a persons look/manner (indicating their character or mood)

minutiae

the small precise or trivial details of something

asylum

shelter from danger/ hardship

convalescence

time spent recovering from an illness

vacillate

alternate/waver between different opinions (INDECISIVE)

avail

use or benefit

dilatoriness

laziness/ slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

verdant

green with grass or other rich vegetation

dirge

lament for the dead (funeral rite)

depraved

morally corrupt/ wicked

perdition

state of eternal punishment for those who are sinful

ardently

very enthusiastically or passionately

sacrilege

violation of what is regarded as sacred (against religion)

countenance

oerson’s face/ facial expression

sublime

of such excellence (grandeur) to inspire great admiration/ awe

surmount

overcome (an obstacle) / be placed on top of

precipitous

dangerously steep/ high

diabolically

like a devil in an evil manner

elude

evade/escape from in a cunning way

clemency

mercy/lenience

abhorred

strongly disliked (hated/despised)

impervious

unable to be affected by

uncouth

lacking good manners/ sophistication

allure

powerfully attract or charm; tempt

purloin

steal (something)

enigmatic

difficult to interpret or understand

tenement

a piece of land held by an owner

gall

bold and imprudent behavior

alleviate

make suffering less severe

sanguinary

involving or causing much bloodshed

indolence

avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness

vile

extremely unpleasant

sanguine

confidently optimistic and cheerful/ or blood red

sordid

foul, run- down and repulsive

ramifications

subdivision of a complex structures

truncheons

thick stick carried as a weapon

nebulous

unclear/ vague

defiler

person to cause pollution (goldstein)

despicable

deserving hatred/ contempt

venomous

full of malice/ spite

specious

misleading in appearance

compendium

detailed summary

inexorably

in a way that’s impossible to stop or prevent

dissemble

conceal disguise feelings or beliefs

inscrutable

impossible to understand

annihilated

destroyed/ obliterated

sanctioned

give official permission

pneumatic

relating to or using air (or gas)

pedantic

excessively concerned with books

debauchery

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

pugnaciously

in a way that shows a strong desire to argue or fight

agitation

a state of anxiety/ nervous excitement

extriacte

leave/ depart/ free someone from something

denounce

strongly criticize or accuse publicly

demeanor

outward behavior or bearing

parenthetically

a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason

infallible

incapable of making mistake or being wrong

febrile

having a fever

palpable

atmosphere so intense it seems tangible

abyss

deep/ bottomless

superfluous

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

invariably

always, every one

impregnable

unable to be defeated or destroyed

demur

raise doubts or objections (reluctant)

formidable

inspiring fear/ respect through being impressively large/ powerful

empirical

verifiable by observation/ experience

avaricious

extreme greed for wealth

cardinal

high up/ very important

ossified

to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change

impudence

improperly bold/ disrespectful (towards someone who is older/ higher status)

racketeering

making money from illegal activities like bribery/fraud

copiously

in a wide ranging- way

wheedle

coax/ persuade

lethargy

lack of energy/ enthusiasm (state of sleep)

emaciation

state of being abnormally thin/weak

writhed

continual twisting/ squirming movements of the body

prevaricate

speak/ act in an evasive way

overt

done or shown openly (not secret or hidden)

exaltation

a feeling or state of extreme happiness

martyrdoms

display of exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy/ admiration

torpid

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

capitulated

cease to resist an unwelcome demand (surrender)

frivolity

lack of seriousness (lightheartedness)

insidious

subtle way, but harmful effects and treacherous

didactically

way that is intended to teach (ina way that is fixed and unwilling to change)