Macbeth Vocab 1

Valor

Great courage in the face of danger, especially battle

Sovereign

Possessing supreme or ultimate power

Multitudinous

Forming a multitude of great number

Equivocate

Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

Predominance

To be the stronger or leading element or face

Cherubin/cherub

An angel with wings and the body of a child

Alarum

call for firearms

Porter

Doorkeeper

Scruples

Doubts

Warrant

authorization

Indissoluble

Impossible to dissolve

Dauntless

Fearless; not to be daunted or humiliated

Cogent

Appealing forcibly to the mind

Jocund

Cheerful, merry, glad

Infirmity

Weakness

Malevolence

Malice, hatred

Dogmatic

Being close-minded to your beliefs, that only yours are correct and not other opinions/evidence

Didactic

Intended for instruction/lecture

Adage

A well known phrase expressing a general truth about the world

Rapport

Harmonious accord or relation that fosters cooperation, communication and trust