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Macbeth Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corporal | Physical, bodily |
| Harbinger | Person or thing that signals what will follow |
| Hinder | Hinder, obstruct, or slow down the process of |
| Dire | Dreadful, horrible, urgent, or extreme |
| Compunction | Guilt or regret, guilty, regretful, remorseful |
| Mettle | Quality of character, disposition, or temperament |
| Husbandry | Careful or thrifty management, thrift |
| Palpable | Capable of being touched or felt, tangible |
| Equivocate | To use language misleadingly to deceive |
| Sacrilegious | Something can be described as this if: something that is sacred has been violated |
| Amiss | Out of order, wrongly |
| Indissoluble | incapable of being broken, undone, or dissolved-lasting or permanent |
| Parricide | The act of murdering one's father, mother, or other close relative |
| Sundry | Various, several, or diverse |
| Jovial | Full of hearty humor and fun; Jolly |
| Mirth | Gaietly, merriment, joyfulness |
| Malevolence | Quality or state of wishing evil or harm to others; maliciousness |
| Blasphermous | Strongly, abusively, disrespectful |
| Resolute | Having a fixed purpose, determined, firm-unwavering |
| Laudable | Praiseworthy, commendable |
| Appease | To satisfy or calm by ging what is wanted; soothe |
| Avarice | Greed for wealth |
| Niggardly | Stingy, Miserly |
| Raze | Completely destroy, tear down to the level of the ground, demolish |
| Pristine | Pure, unspoiled, uncorrupted |
| Bane | Cause of harm, trouble, ruin, or death; deadly poison |
| Petty | Insignificant, unimportant, trivial, and narrow-minded |
| Fret | To worry, irritate, annoy |
| Prowess | Extraordinary ability or skill; exceptional bravery, especially in battle |
| Usurper | One who seizes and holds by force without your legal right |