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Macbeth - ACT 1
Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Plight | Difficult or adverse situation |
Disdaining | To treat with scorn or contempt; to reject as unworthy |
Sieve | a utensil for sifting or straining |
Corporeal | Relating to a physical, material body; tangible and palpable |
prologues | introductory remarks in speech, play or literary work; introductory action. |
Flout | to treat with contempt |
Trifles | not significant, frivolous |
Wanton | immoral, lewd |
Harbinger | things that precede and forecast |
Beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
Dispatch | to send away with promptness or speed; speed, quickness |
Sovereign | Possessed of controlling power |
Purveyor | One who provides or procures |
Cherubim | Angel |
Mettle | Courage or spirit |
Clamor | loud noise or shouting |