Clothier Macbeth Vocab

implored

to make an earnest request

repentance

the action or process of repenting especially for misdeeds or moral shortcomings

trifle

a thing of little substance, value, or importance

recompense

to give something to by way of paying for; to return in kind

harbinger

one that presages or foreshadows what is to come or initiates change

peerless

matchless, incomparable

rapt

transported with emotion; wholly absorbed

missives

a written communication

chastise

to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)

impede

to interfere with or slow the progress of

largess

liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; also :something so given

augment

to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

balm

an aromatic preparation (as a healing ointment)

clamored

to become loudly insistent

Frailties

the quality or state of being frail, a fault due to weakness especially of moral character

Palpable

capable of being touched or felt

Lamentings

cries of sorrow and grief. In Context: "Lamentings were heard i' th' air, strange screams of death"

Carousing

a large draft of liquor : toast

Sacrilegious

a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God

confounds

to bring to ruin

blanched

to take the color out of

dismal

showing or causing gloom or depression

wrought

worked into shape by artistry or effort

predominant

having superior strength, influence, or authority

barren

incapable of producing offspring; used especially of females or matings or lacking/fruitless

mirth

gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter

appall

to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay

tedious

tiresome because of length or dullness : boring

contrive

devise, plan

pious

marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship

profess

to declare or admit openly or freely : affirm ; to declare in words or appearances only : pretend, claim

resolute

marked by firm determination

chafes

to rub so as to wear away

pernicious

highly injurious or destructive : deadly

judicious

having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment :discreet

potent

having a wielding force, authority, or influence, powerful or effective

scorn

open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation

exploits

a notable or heroic act

frets

to cause to suffer emotional strain

boasting

to brag, a cause for pride

perturbation

a disturbance of motion, course, arrangement, or state of equilibrium.

discharge

to relieve of a charge, load, or burden, to unload

gentry

upper or ruling class

recoil

to fall back under pressure OR to spring back to or as if to a starting point

sovereign

one possessing or held to possess supreme political power

minister

to give aid or service

struts

to walk with proud gait

abhorred

to regard with extreme repugnance, to loath or hate

cowed

to destroy the resolve (to intimidate)

usurper

to seize and hold in possession by force or without right