Macbeth Vocab Act 3
grave
adj
dignified, somber in manner
barren
adj
incapable of having offspring
succeed
vt/vi
to come after or to follow
rancor
noun
bitterness, hatred, malice
regard
noun
concern, awareness
affliction
noun
pain, injury
ecstasy
noun
state of being overwhelmed by emotion
jovial
adj
characterized by joyous humor
eminence
noun
high status or superiority; stature
to cloister
vt
to seclude from the world
peal
noun
a sound, usually of bells
to marvel
vt/vi
to be amazed, to amaze
mingle
vt/vi
to socialize, to interact, to mix
mirth
noun
amusement, laughter
to disbatch
vt/vi
to send off to a destination, on a mission, to get rid of
nonpareil
noun
the perfect example
augur
noun
soothsayer, prophet
tedious
adj
long, tiresome
initiate
noun
person who has begun or been admitted to something new
contriver
noun
one who plots, schemes
wayward
adj
tending to stray, lost, needing guidance
spiteful
adj
showing malice, vengeful
wrathful
adj
intensely angry
amends
noun
compensation for a loss or injury
sleight
noun
dexterity in using one's hands, skillfulness in using one's hands
spurn
vt
to reject
pious
adj
devoutly religious/observant of religious practices
thrall
noun
slavery, bondage, capivity (idiomatic:"in the thrall of___")