AP Literature Macbeth Vocab 21-35 (Rhode)

undaunted

fearless; unworried; undisturbed (adj)

clamor

commotion; racket (n)

prate

to babble; to talk gibberish (v)

knell

the sound of a bell, especially when rung for a death or funeral (n)

equivocator

one who uses unclear language so as to conceal the truth (n). “The politician soon became an effective equivocator, concealing the failures of his administration using language the media couldn’t understand”.

posterity

future generations; descendants (n)

verities

truths; realities; actualities (plural n)

barren

infertile; unproductive; sterile; unfruitful (adj)

sundry

various; miscellaneous; assorted (adj). “A sundry layer of dirty clothes and toys lined the floor.”

jovial

cheerful; jolly; happy (adj)

mirth

amusement; cheerfulness; joyfulness (n). “Upon seeing the mouse startle the elephant, the amused boy shook with mirth”.

spurn

to reject; to turn down (v). “Harvard was quick to spurn the applicant whose main extracurricular was clash royale.”

scorn

to look down upon; to see as worthless (v)

exasperate

to infuriate; to frustrate; to drive mad (v)

rue

to regret; to be sorry; to be remorseful (v). “He was told he would rue the day he installed league of legends, something he soon began to do once he became unable to leave his gaming chair due to his large mass and the combination of sweat and cheeto dust that pinned him to his seat”.