Collection 5: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act 3

As you read Act 3 of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Macbeth," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 5: Why Read Shakespeare?, Macbeth, Act 1, Macbeth, Act 2, Macbeth, Act 3, Macbeth, Act 4, Macbeth, Act 5, Holinshed's Chronicles, The Macbeth Murder Mystery
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words only definitions & notes
  1. grave
    requiring serious thought
  2. prosperous
    very lively and profitable
  3. twain
    two items of the same kind
  4. parricide
    the murder of your own father or mother
  5. rebuke
    censure severely or angrily
  6. genius
    unusual mental ability
  7. fruitless
    unproductive of success
  8. barren
    not bearing offspring
  9. probation
    a trial period during which one's abilities are tested
  10. gospel
    the written body of teachings accepted by a religious group
  11. grapple
    grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
  12. thrust
    push forcefully
  13. avouch
    admit openly and bluntly
  14. resolve
    reach a decision
  15. naught
    a quantity of no importance
  16. disjoint
    become separated, disconnected or disjoint
  17. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  18. sleek
    make slick or smooth
  19. eminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
  20. lave
    wash or flow against
  21. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  22. seel
    sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
  23. revenge
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  24. dispatch
    kill intentionally and with premeditation
  25. nonpareil
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  26. casing
    the housing or outer covering of something
  27. ceremony
    any activity performed in a solemn, elaborate, or formal way
  28. remembrance
    the ability to recall past occurrences
  29. mischance
    an instance of misfortune
  30. flaw
    defect or weakness in a person's character
  31. impostor
    a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  32. charnel house
    a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
  33. kite
    any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
  34. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
  35. monument
    a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
  36. humane
    marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering
  37. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
  38. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
  39. speculation
    continuous contemplation on a subject of a deep nature
  40. tremble
    a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
  41. disposition
    your usual mood
  42. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  43. maggot
    fly larva commonly found in decaying organic matter
  44. chough
    a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
  45. rook
    a common bird about the size and color of a crow
  46. augur
    a religious official who interpreted omens to guide policy
  47. betimes
    in good time
  48. bent
    fixed in your purpose
  49. scan
    examine minutely or intensely
  50. initiate
    someone new to a field or activity
  51. beldam
    an ugly evil-looking old woman
  52. Acheron
    (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
  53. dismal
    causing dejection
  54. artificial
    not arising from natural growth
  55. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  56. homage
    respectful deference
  57. exasperate
    make furious
  58. clog
    impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
  59. caution
    judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
  60. accursed
    under or as if under an evil spell
Created on Thu Jul 17 12:47:40 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:23:04 EDT 2014)

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