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Maccers vocab #3
vocabulary for T.Annes class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| predominance | The state or condition of being in greater in number or amount |
| suborn | Verb 1. To bribe someone 2. encourage someone to commit a crime |
| benison | A blessing "God's benison go with you..." |
| posterity | future generations |
| verities | truths |
| indissoluble | 1. Solid, stable, unable to be dissolved or broken down Ex: The union of our people is indissoluble! |
| parricide | (noun) The acting of killing a close family member. Macbeth committed parricide when he killed Duncan |
| dauntless | not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless The soldier was dauntless in the bloddy battle. |
| rebuke | To reprimand; Extreme disapproval or critisize because of one's actions. She rebuked him after he insulted her. |
| unlineal | in this context, unlineal means someone from a different family (Banquo, we're looking at you) An unlineal person will become King of England if the whole royal family was to die out |
| rancor | noun - a feeling of bitter anger and ill-will After a man ran over his dog, the boy felt immense rancor towards the aforementioned individual. |
| buffet | (verb) To beat back; To contend with "We will buffet his story with evidence that contradicts his story" |
| sundry | adj, -various or diverse The woman's purse contained a large amount of sundry items. |
| eminence | of a high rank philosophers of eminence |
| jocund | Adj- merry in high spirits |
| cloister | Secluded (In the dark buildings and belfrys where bats fly) The cloister is a place that is not seen as often by many people. |
| imposter | Noun - Someone who uses another identity to decieve. The imposter used the name jack daniels to sign in |
| augur | Noun A tool used to bore holes in the ground or wood |
| dispatch | Chapter 3 means: to kill. "Is he dispatched?" from Macbetch ch.3 |