Macbeth Vocab 1

THANE

A feudal lord or baron in Scotland

PROPHETIC

Foretelling events as if by divine inspiration

RECOMPENSE

Amends made, as for damage or loss

WANTON

Immoral or unchaste; lewd

HARBINGER

Someone who indicates what is going to happen

CHASTISE

To punish, as by beating

METAPHYSICAL

Without material form or substance

BEGUILE

To influence by slyness

PURVEYOR

Someone who supplies provisions

ENTREAT

To make an earnest request or petition

SENTINEL

One that keeps guard

INFIRM

Lacking physical strength or vitality

INCARNATE

Possessing or existing in bodily form

TREASON

A betrayal of trust or confidence

EQUIVOCATE

To mislead or withhold information

ANOINT

To choose by or as if by divine intervention

COUNTENANCE

The face or facial features

REFRAIN

To hold oneself back

SCRUPLES

To hesitate as a result of conscience

SOVEREIGN

One that has supreme authority; autonomous, self-governing

BENIGN

Of no danger to health

POSTERITY

All of a person’s descendants

INDISSOLUBLE

Permanent; binding

PATRICIDE

The act of murdering one's father

RANCOR

Bitter, long-lasting hatred; deep-seated ill will