Macbeth Vocab #2

epicure

someone who appreciates good food and drink

ecstasy

extreme happiness

desolate

Deserted and lonely

dispatch

to send

fret

to worry

harbingers

indicators; bringers of warnings

esteem

to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

flout

to treat with distain, to shown contempt for

daunt

to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

galling

very irritating

disdain

to regard with scorn

hideous

very ugly, offensive, shocking

entreaty

a plea, an earnest request

deft

skillful, nimble

homage

Honor or respect shown publicly

forswear

renounce; repudiate

credulous

gullible

diminution

lessening; reduction in size

expeditious

done with speed and efficiency

equivocate

to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead