English II- Macbeth Act II Vocab

augment

augment

verb: to make greater, enlarge

palpable

adj: capable of being felt or touched

stealthy

adj: acting in a sneaky or secretive manner, sly

multitudinous

adj: existing in great numbers

regicide

noun: murder of a king or monarch

what does the root -cide mean?

act of killing

equivocate

verb: to attempt to mislead, or to hide the truth

predominance

noun: superiority

allegiance

noun: loyalty or the obligation of loyalty to a nation, a cause, etc.

largess

noun: generosity in terms of gift-giving

dishearten

verb: to weaken or destroy one's hope

minion

noun: a follower who is eager to please his superior

orator

noun: an especially skilled public speaker

surfeit

noun: an excessive amount of something; verb: to feed or supply to the point of disgust

unruly

adj: disorderly and disruptive, not amenable to discipline or control

countenance

noun: a person's face or expression

consort

noun: a wife, husband, or companion, especially the spouse of a reigning monarch; verb: to associate often with someone, usually with the disapproval of others

benison

noun: a blessing

lechery

noun: lustfulness, excessive sexual desire

cleave

verb: to split, sever, or divide (usually used in discussion relating to wood)

ravish

verb: to seize and carry off by force; to fill someone with intense delight, enrapture

exemplify

verb: to show or to illustrate by example; to serve as an example

ambiguous

adj: having more than one possible meaning; not expressed clearly

allegory

noun: a literary or visual work that uses symbolic figures, actions, or objects to make a larger point about life