English 10 Honors/AP Seminar: Macbeth I-III Vocabulary Quiz - Sheehan

Wanton

indulgent in immoral or improper behavior

Chastise

scold or criticize severely

Remorse

a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed

Interim

the time between one event, process, or period and another

Treachery

an act of deliberate betrayal

Ominous

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Augment

enlarge or increase

Palpable

capable of being perceived

Stealthy

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

Multitudinous

too numerous to be counted

Equivocation

intentional vagueness or ambiguity

Scruples

motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles

Repose

freedom from activity

Requite

make repayment for or return something

Dauntless

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Jocund

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

Nonpareil

model of excellence or perfection of a kind

Rancor

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Assail

attack someone physically or emotionally

Infirmity

the state of being weak in health or body

Impede

be a hindrance or obstacle to

Undaunted

resolutely courageous

Temperate

not extreme

Posterity

all future generations

Assailable

vulnerable to attack