Macbeth Vocabulary: Definitions and Usage for Junior English

accrue

to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage

aura

a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source

austere

stern and cold in appearance or manner

avarice

excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain

concoct

to prepare by combining raw materials

equivocate

to avoid committing oneself in what one says

fortuitous

coming or happening by a lucky chance

gauntlet

a severe trial

harbinger

something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come

interloper

one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity

lurid

causing horror or revulsion

malevolent

having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

mar

to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of

nebulous

indistinct, vague

occult

matters regarded as involving the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or some secret knowledge of them

palpable

easily perceptible

pernicious

highly injurious or destructive

stalwart

marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit

surmise

to form a notion of from scanty evidence

vanquish

to overcome in battle : subdue completely