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Martin's Macbeth Voc
All 5 Acts
Question | Answer |
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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 |