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Vocab List 1 Macbeth
A set of vocab words for Macbeth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accouterments | a. noun b. additional items of dress or equipment carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity. |
| aggrieve | a. verb b. to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice |
| apocryphal | a. adjective b. of doubtful authorship or authenticity |
| atrophy | a. noun b. degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse, or wasting away of the body |
| choleric | a. adjective b. extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible |
| comport | a. verb b. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave or to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity |
| convene | a. verb b. to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose |
| disconcert | a. verb b. to throw into disorder or confusion or to disturb the self-possession of |
| efficacy | a. noun b. capacity for producing a desired result or effect |
| expedient | a. noun or adjective b. fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances or a means to an end |
| icon | a. noun b. a picture, image, or other representation |
| imperturbable | a. adjective b. incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm |
| incipient | a. adjective b. beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage |
| increment | a. noun b. something added or gained; addition; increase |
| interpose | a. verb b. to place between; cause to intervene |
| lackluster | a. adjective b. lacking brilliance or radiance; dull |
| levity | a. noun b. lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness |
| martinet | a. noun b. someone who stubbornly adheres to methods or rules |
| modicum | a. noun b. a moderate or small amount |
| mortify | a. verb b. to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect |
| periphery | a. noun b. the external boundary of any surface or area |
| phlegmatic | a. adjective b. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish |
| prodigious | a. adjective b. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc. |
| propensity | a. noun b. a natural inclination or tendency |
| reiterate | a. verb b. to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively |
| stoic | a. adjective b. of or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity |
| utilitarian | a. adjective b. having regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, |
| vacillate | a. verb b. to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute |
| vibrant | a. adjective b. pulsating with vigor and energy or moving to and fro rapidly |
| zealous | a. adjective b. full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent |
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