macbeth vocab final

allegiance

 1.) The tie or obligation which a subject owes to his sovereign or government. 2.) Devotion; loyalty.

bade

1\.) Commanded; ordered; directed. 2.) Expressed.

blanch

1\.) To make pale, as by sickness or fear. 2.) To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach. 3.) Cooking: To scald briefly and then drain, to remove the skins. 4.) To whiten by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants.

botch

1\.) A clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle. 2.) A disorderly or confused combination; conglomeration.

braggart

A person who does a lot of loud, arrogant boasting.

clamor

 1.) A great outcry; loud and continued shouting or exclamation from many people. 2.) Any loud and continued noise. 3.) A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

clamorous

1\.) Marked by confused din or outcry. 2.) Noisily insistent.

cleave

1\.) To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. 2.) To remain faithful.

commendation

1\.) The act of praising. 2.) Something which cites someone for approval or special praise. 3.) A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.

countenance

 1.) Appearance, especially the look or expression of the face. 2.) Calm facial expression; composure. 3.) Approval; encouragement; moral support.

deign

 1.) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice. 2.) To condescend to give or grant.

desolate

1\.) Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; barren. 2.) Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited. 3.) Solitary; lonely. 4.) Having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or hope. 5.) Dreary; dismal; gloomy.

dire

1\.) Causing great fear; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible. 2.) Ill-boding; portentous; indicating trouble. 3.) Urgent, desperate.

disburse

1\.) To pay out; to expend. 2.) To distribute or scatter.

divulge

To make public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose.

dwindle

To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to degenerate; to fall away in quality.

esteem

1\.) To regard with reverence, respect, or friendship; to regard highly or favorably. 2.) To consider as of a certain value or of a certain type; regard.

guise

1\.) External appearance in manner or dress; aspect; semblance. 2.) Assumed appearance; cover. 3.) Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion.

infirm

1\.) Weak; feeble as in body or health. 2.) Weak of will; irresolute; vacillating. 3.) Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.

inhabitant

One who dwells or resides permanently in a place.

inhibit

1\.) To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder. 2.) To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.

interim

1\.) An intervening time; interval; meantime. 2.) A temporary or provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift.

kinsman

1\.) One related by blood, especially a male. 2.) A relative by marriage. 3.) A person of the same nationality or ethnic group.

lavish

Superabundant; excessive; occurring in profusion; expended or bestowed in great amounts.

malice

Malevolence; ill will; a desire to inflict harm or misfortune on another.

mettle

1\.) Courage; fortitude; stamina. 2.) Disposition or temperament.

nimble

1\.) Light and quick in motion; moving with ease; lively; swift; agile; active. 2.) Quick to understand, think. 3.) Cleverly contrived.

nourish

\n 1.) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment. 2.) To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster. 3.) To cherish; to comfort. 4.) To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of.

oblivious

 1.) Unmindful; unconscious; unaware. 2.) Forgetful; without memory or remembrance.

pall

 A cloth for spreading over a coffin or tomb; a coffin. Anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, especially with darkness or gloom.

perilous

Involving, grave risk; dangerous; hazardous.

predecessor

One whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. Something succeeded or replaced by something else.

pristine

 1.) Having its original purity; unsullied. 2.) Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval.

prologue

 1.) The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or novel. 2.) An introductory speech calling attention to the theme of a play; an introductory scene. 3.) An introductory proceeding, event, etc.

propagate

**:** 1.) To cause to continue or multiply by any process of natural reproduction or to reproduce as an organism does. 2.) To cause to spread to extend. 3.) To spread from person to person; to disseminate. 4.) To multiply; to increase.

proportion

1\.) The relation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio. 2.) The proper relation between things or parts. 3.) Mathematics: a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios.

prosperous

 1.) Marked by success or economic well-being; flourishing. 2.) Well-to-do or well-off. 3.) Favorable, auspicious.

purveyor

One who supplies or provides, usually as a matter of business.

quench

1\.) To slake, allay, or satisfy. 2.) To extinguish. 3.) To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering. 4.) To overcome; to subdue or destroy.

recompense

Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made.

repentance

1\.) Deep sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. 2.) Regret for any past action.

sentinel

1\.) One who watches or guards; specifically, a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it; a sentry. 2.) Watch; guard.

sovereign

1\.) Belonging to or characteristic of a supreme ruler or royalty; having supreme rank or authority. 2.) Predominant; greatest in degree; utmost; paramount.

speculation

1\.) Consideration or contemplation of some subject. 2.) A conclusion to which the mind comes by this process. 3.) Conjecture or surmise. 4.) The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price.

sundry

Several; diverse; various.

supernatural

1\.) Being beyond, or exceeding, the power or laws of nature; miraculous; abnormal; of a superlative degree. 2.) Of or pertaining to a deity. 3.) Of, pertaining to or attributed to ghosts, goblins or other unearthly beings; eerie.

surfeit

1\.) Excess; an excessive amount; overindulgence. 2.) Uncomfortably full feeling due to excessive eating or drinking.

temperate

1\.) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; moderate or self-restrained. 2.) Moderate in the indulgence of appetite or passion. 3.) Moderate; not excessive in degree.

treason

 1.) The offense of attempting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign. 2.) The betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy.

trifle

 1.) A thing of very little value or importance; a matter, affair or circumstance of very little importance. 2.) A dessert usually consisting of custard, cake, and jam or fruit, topped with cream.