Macbeth Vocabulary Act I - Act II

Vocabulary in Macbeth

minion

an obsequious follower or dependent

corporal

of or relating to the body

cleave

to adhere, cling, or stick fast

harbinger

a person that indicates or foreshadows what is to come

chastise

to punish

beguile

mislead or fool someone by being charming

couriers

messengers

palpable

touched or felt; easily perceived

appalls

fills with dismay

equivocates

makes ambiguous statements so as to conceal the truth

scruples

conscience; morals

suborned

induced to commit an unlawful act