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Martin's Macbeth Voc
All 5 Acts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Difficult or adverse situation | Plight |
| Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy | Disdain |
| A utensil for sifting or straaining | Sieve |
| Not significant; frivolous | Trifling |
| Immoral, lewd | Wanton |
| To deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm | Beguile |
| To send away with promptness or speed; speed, quickness | Dispatch |
| Possessed of controlling power | Sovereign |
| Innocent, wholesome, angelic | Cherubic |
| Loud noise or shouting | Clamor |
| To quiet or put down a disturbance | Quell |
| A plea; an earnest request | Entreaty |
| To make greater or to supplement | Augment |
| Agreeable to the taste; acceptable | Palatable |
| One who keeps guard, as a sentry | Sentinel |
| Acting in a secret and sneaky way | Stealthy |
| To extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid | Quench |
| To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner | Lamenting |
| Capable of burning | Combustible |
| Difficult to see, vague | Obscure |
| Very ugly, offensive, shocking | Hideous |
| Done with speed and efficiency | Expeditious |
| Desire to harm others | Malice |
| Justified | Warranted |
| Future generations, all descendants of a person | Posterity |
| To grant or to give | Bestow |
| To intimidate, to dismay | Daunt |
| Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity | Rancor |
| To seclude or to confine | Cloister |
| Kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate | Humane |
| To express by speaking | Utter |
| Profound knoledge, intellectual depth | Profoundity |
| Ill will or evil intentions | Malevolence |
| To be sorry for, to regret | Rue |
| Very irritating | Galling |
| Skillful, adroit | Deft |
| Powerful, having a strong effect | Potent |
| Characterized by a decided purpose | Resolute |
| Conquered, overpowered | Vanquished |
| Meaningless sounds, babble | Prattle |
| Plain or unattractive in appearance | Homely |
| Deserted, without inhabitants, barren | Desolate |
| Estimate of value; approval and respect often blended with fondness | Esteem |
| Greed for wealth | Avarice |
| Pleasurable to the senses, sensuous | Voluptuous |
| Believing on slight evidence; gullible | Credulous |
| To reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute | Reconcile |
| To set apart for sacred use, to make holy, to purify | Sanctify |
| To humiliate, to wound pride, to experience shame | Mortify |
| State of being forgotten | Oblivion |
| Something that relieves the effects of poison | Antidote |