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Macbeth Vocabulary (Set 2)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 incapable of being intimidated or subdued

a)

dauntless

b)

fruitless

c)

grapple

d)

predominant

2.

Not successful, lacking or not bearing fruit

a)

sundry

b)

fruitless

c)

dauntless

d)

grapple

3.

hand to hand struggle; contest for superiority

a)

dauntless

b)

predominant

c)

malice

d)

grapple

4.

desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another person

a)

tyrant

b)

antic

c)

malice

d)

predominant

5.

having superior strength, influence, or authority

a)

predominant

b)

avaricious

c)

antic

d)

desolate

6.

including many things of different kinds

a)

desolate

b)

sundry

c)

tyrant

d)

entrails

7.

an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution, a usurper of someone in power, a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally

a)

tyrant

b)

sundry

c)

laudable

d)

pernicious

8.

an attention drawing, often wildly playful or funny act/action

a)

sovereignty

b)

antic

c)

entrails

d)

arbitrate

9.

greedy of gain; excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches

a)

avaricious

b)

pernicious

c)

arbitrate

d)

gentry

10.

devoid of inhabitants and visitors; joyless, sorrowful

a)

entrails

b)

pernicious

c)

laudable

d)

desolate

11.

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth was celebrated for stabbing MacDonwald from his knave to his chops. This causes his _______________ to spill out all over the battlefield.

a)

entrails

b)

arbitrate

c)

pernicious

d)

desolate

12.

worthy of praise, commendable

a)

desolate

b)

laudable

c)

mar

d)

arbitrate

13.

Lady Macbeth can be considered a __________________ woman; she has no problem manipulating her husband into killing Duncan. Clearly, she is wicked.

a)

mar

b)

gentry

c)

laudable

d)

pernicious

14.

supreme power especially over a government (body of politic)

a)

dauntless

b)

perturbation

c)

sovereignty

d)

desolate

15.

Emon had to ____________ a verbal dispute between Dexter and Victor. If he wouldn't have done this, Dexter and Victor may have fought in Mrs. Cockroft's class.

a)

gentry

b)

arbitrate

c)

mar

d)

pristine

16.

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and King Duncan are all part of the ___________, also known as royalty or the ruling class.

a)

gentry

b)

upbraid

c)

pristine

d)

mar

17.

Many sophomores are choosing not to complete their work, which will ultimately mar their GPA.

a)

pristine

b)

dauntless

c)

mar

d)

arbitrate

18.

Duncan's murder upsets the balance of nature - so much so that even the weather seems to be ____________.

a)

gentry

b)

perturbed

c)

laudable

d)

arbitrate

19.

One could argue that Lady Macbeth's heart could not be considered __________________ because she is manipulative and has corrupted Macbeth.

a)

dauntless

b)

entrails

c)

desolate

d)

pristine

20.

When students continue to arrive late to Mrs. Cockroft's class, she often ___________ them for their tardiness.

a)

grapples

b)

upbraids

c)

antic

d)

desolate