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Macbeth Act 4 vocab.
Macbeth Act 4 vocabulary ~ Mrs. Corbelli
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brinded | streaked, striped |
| entrails | internal parts |
| hemlock | poisonous herb |
| conjure | to charge, summon by chanting |
| confound | to destroy |
| farrow | a litter of young pigs |
| gibbet | gallows |
| sear | to burn, scorch |
| pernicious | deadly, highly destructive |
| laudable | praiseworthy |
| dolor | sorrow |
| redress | to set right, remedy |
| avaricious | greedy |
| cistern | artificial reservoir for storing water, container |
| continent | chaste; restraining |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance |
| concord | harmony/agreement of interests or feelings |
| interdiction | ban, restraint imposed |
| abjure | to solemnly renounce (give up) |
| assay | an examination or determination (analysis) |
| benediction | blessing |
| niggard | miserly, meanly covetous |
| doff | to rid oneself of, remove (doff one’s hat) |
| whetstone | sharpener for knives and or blades |