Vocabulary for Macbeth Acts 1-3

disdain

(verb) disregard; reject; ignore

brandish

(verb) wave, shake violent (especially a weapon)

rapt

(adj) captivated; spellbound; absorbed

prophetic

(adj) foretelling the future

corporal

(adj) of the body; physical

trifle

(noun) something of little value

prologue

(noun) opening; beginning

imperial

(adj) royal

cleave

(verb) to adhere, to stick to

recompense

(noun) payment for something done; compensation

peerless

(adj) unequaled; superior; unrivaled

impede

(verb) block; obstruct

undaunted

(adj) fearless; undisturbed; unworried

clamor

(noun) commotion; racket

repose

(noun) a state of rest

prate

(verb) to babble; to chatter

knell

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

balm

(noun) a soothing or healing ointment(verb) mourn out loud; wail

lament

(verb) mourn out loud; wail

prophecy

(verb) to predict on the basis of mystic or divine knowledge

sacrilegious

(adj) disrespecting something sacred

posterity

(noun) offspring; future generations

oracle

(noun) one who tells the future

rebuke

(verb) to criticize sharply

scepter

(noun) a staff held by a king or queen as a sign of authority

barren

(adj) infertile; sterile

sundry

(adj) various

mirth

(noun) cheerfulness; joyfulness

eminence

(noun) a position of superiority

jovial

(adj cheerful; happy; jolly

infirmity

(noun) illness