Macbeth Vocabulary Act I

​You will practice your Macbeth Act I vocabulary. Keep in mind that the definitions are meant for Macbeth.

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to do with the body

• corporal

• low-ranking

• Worldly

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to inspire fear or intimidate

• comfort
• Daunt

• entertain
• amuse

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a feeling of scorn towards someone or something 2. to look down upon someone or something

• Disdain

• indifference
• respect
• contempt

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management

• deceit

• business

• dispatch

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respect

• disrespect
• indifference
• respect
• esteem

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show contempt for

• To express disdain or lack of respect.
• flout

• To show admiration and respect.
• To express joy and happiness.

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a person sent to announce the arrival of someone or some event or condition; a herald, announcer, a sign, an omen

• forecaster
• messenger
• proclaimer
• harbinger

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inspire a feeling

• produce sounds
• kindle

• evoke emotions
• create art

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Condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament

• plight

• situation
• condition
• circumstance

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an introduction

• a summary
• a conclusion
• an overview
• prologue

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a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

• strainer
• mortar
• colander
• sieve

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suggesting something supernatural; uncanny.

• weird

• valor

• angry

• boldness

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bravery; courage

• bravery; courage
• fear; anxiety
• cowardice; weakness
• valor