Copy of Macbeth CP VocabularyAct I

Thou

You-- subjective form

Art thou surprised?

Thee

You-- objective form

This wants to eat thee

Thine

Your-- used before a word that starts with a vowel

Thine aught feed it.

Thy

Your-- used before a word that starts with a consonant

Thy cat hath scratched me again!

‘tis

Short for “it is”

Thy cat, ‘tis a demon!

‘ope

open

If you ‘ope thine eyes, you would see!

o’re

over

I’ll be o’re in a bit to binge “Outer Banks”

i’th’

In the

We can watch it i’th’ basement and lock your demon cat upstairs.

oft

often

I’ll oft avoid your house otherwise.

ere

when

I’ll avoid it ere you are rid of that demon cat.

anon

Well, okay! Fine!

Anon! I’ll keep the cat in my room! Jeez!

Vocab word

POS

Definition

Antonym

Rapt

adj

Feeling great delight; joyous

misery

Prologue

n

An introduction to a play

epilogue

Pains

n

Action characterized by extreme care and effort

careless

Commencing

v

Setting in motion; causing to start

Finishing, ending

Soliciting

v

Requesting urgently or persistently

rejecting

Earnest

adj

Characterized by a firm, sincere belief in one’s opinions

Aloof, immature

Yield

v

To give, give up, or supply

Stingy, take

Surmise

v

To infer from incomplete evidence

Assumption, prove

Hoarse

adj

Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

smooth

Battlements

n

A rampart built around the top of a castle

(none)

Compunctions

n

A feeling of deep regret

embraced

Gall

n

Digestive fluid secreted by the liver; aids in the digestion of fat; also the trait of being rude and impertinent

Polite, kind

Dun

adj

Dusty or gray brown in color

Colorful, bright

Trammel

v

To hamper or hinder; to place limits on

freedom

Kinsmen

n

Male relative

Stranger,

Faculties

n

The cognitive and perceptual powers of the mind

(none)

adj

v

v

adj

n

n

n

adj

v

n

n