WorksheetsMacbeth Vocabulary (Set 2)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
incapable of being intimidated or subdued
dauntless
fruitless
grapple
predominant
Not successful, lacking or not bearing fruit
sundry
fruitless
dauntless
grapple
hand to hand struggle; contest for superiority
dauntless
predominant
malice
grapple
desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another person
tyrant
antic
malice
predominant
having superior strength, influence, or authority
predominant
avaricious
antic
desolate
including many things of different kinds
desolate
sundry
tyrant
entrails
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution, a usurper of someone in power, a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally
tyrant
sundry
laudable
pernicious
an attention drawing, often wildly playful or funny act/action
sovereignty
antic
entrails
arbitrate
greedy of gain; excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches
avaricious
pernicious
arbitrate
gentry
devoid of inhabitants and visitors; joyless, sorrowful
entrails
pernicious
laudable
desolate
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.
entrails
arbitrate
pernicious
desolate
worthy of praise, commendable
desolate
laudable
mar
arbitrate
Lady Macbeth can be considered a __________________ woman; she has no problem manipulating her husband into killing Duncan. Clearly, she is wicked.
mar
gentry
laudable
pernicious
supreme power especially over a government (body of politic)
dauntless
perturbation
sovereignty
desolate
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.
gentry
arbitrate
mar
pristine
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and King Duncan are all part of the ___________, also known as royalty or the ruling class.
gentry
upbraid
pristine
mar
Many sophomores are choosing not to complete their work, which will ultimately mar their GPA.
pristine
dauntless
mar
arbitrate
Duncan's murder upsets the balance of nature - so much so that even the weather seems to be ____________.
gentry
perturbed
laudable
arbitrate
One could argue that Lady Macbeth's heart could not be considered __________________ because she is manipulative and has corrupted Macbeth.
dauntless
entrails
desolate
pristine
When students continue to arrive late to Mrs. Cockroft's class, she often ___________ them for their tardiness.
grapples
upbraids
antic
desolate
