GD Macbeth Act III

Kelly Cook (United States of America)
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  1. posterity
    all future generations
    It should not stand in thy posterity,
  2. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
    Why, by the verities on thee made good,
  3. unbecoming
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
    And all-thing unbecoming.
  4. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    To-night we hold a solemn supper sir,
  5. indissoluble
    incapable of being broken up
    Are with a most indissoluble tie
  6. grave
    a place for the burial of a corpse
    Which still hath been both grave and prosperous,
  7. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
    Which still hath been both grave and prosperous,
  8. twain
    two items of the same kind
    For a dark hour or twain.
  9. bestow
    give as a gift
    We hear, our bloody cousins are bestow'd
  10. craving
    an intense desire for some particular thing
    Craving us jointly.
  11. adieu
    a farewell remark
    Hie you to horse: adieu,
  12. reign
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
    Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares;
  13. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    And, to that dauntless temper of his mind,
  14. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    My Genius is rebuked; as, it is said,
  15. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
    He chid the sisters
  16. prophet
    someone who speaks by divine inspiration
    And bade them speak to him: then prophet-like
  17. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
    And put a barren sceptre in my gripe,
  18. wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand,
  19. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
    For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind;
  20. gracious
    characterized by kindness and warm courtesy
    For them the gracious Duncan have I murder'd;
  21. vessel
    an object used as a container, especially for liquids
    Put rancours in the vessel of my peace
  22. eternal
    continuing forever or indefinitely
    Only for them; and mine eternal jewel
  23. utterance
    the use of spoken sounds for auditory communication
    And champion me to the utterance!
  24. probation
    a trial period during which one's abilities are tested
    In our last conference, pass'd in probation with you,
  25. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
    Who wrought with them, and all things else that might
  26. predominant
    having superior power or influence
    Your patience so predominant in your nature
  27. liege
    a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
    We are men, my liege.
  28. catalogue
    a complete list of things, usually arranged systematically
    Ay, in the catalogue ye go for men;
  29. distinguish
    mark as different
    Distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle,
  30. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
    Distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle,
  31. accord
    concurrence of opinion
    According to the gift which bounteous nature
  32. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
    Grapples you to the heart and love of us,
  33. vile
    morally reprehensible
    Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world
  34. buffet
    piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
    Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world
  35. incensed
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    Have so incensed that I am reckless what
  36. spite
    meanness or nastiness
    I do to spite the world.
  37. barefaced
    with no effort to conceal
    With barefaced power sweep him from my sight
  38. wail
    a cry of sorrow and grief
    Whose loves I may not drop, but wail his fall
  39. sundry
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
    For sundry weighty reasons.
  40. advise
    give advice to
    I will advise you where to plant yourselves;
  41. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
    Acquaint you with the perfect spy o' the time,
  42. botch
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
    To leave no rubs nor botches in the work--
  43. material
    the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    Whose absence is no less material to me
  44. abide
    dwell
    I'll call upon you straight: abide within.
  45. dwell
    inhabit or live in
    Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy.
  46. remedy
    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain
    Things without all remedy
  47. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
    In the affliction of these terrible dreams
  48. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
    In restless ecstasy.
  49. fitful
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
    After life's fitful fever he sleeps well;
  50. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
    Treason has done his worst: nor steel, nor poison,
  51. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
    Be bright and jovial among your guests to-night.
  52. eminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
    Present him eminence, both with eye and tongue:
  53. flatter
    praise somewhat dishonestly
    Must lave our honours in these flattering streams,
  54. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
    Then be thou jocund: ere the bat hath flown
  55. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion
    His cloister'd flight, ere to black Hecate's summons
  56. summons
    a request to be present
    His cloister'd flight, ere to black Hecate's summons
  57. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
    The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums
  58. drowsy
    half asleep
    The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums
  59. dreadful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
    A deed of dreadful note.
  60. pitiful
    deserving or inciting compassion
    Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day;
  61. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
    While night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
  62. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
    While night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
  63. glimmer
    a flash of light
    The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:
  64. hark
    listen; used mostly in the imperative
    Hark!
  65. treachery
    an act of deliberate betrayal
    O, treachery!
  66. revenge
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
    Thou mayst revenge.
  67. flee
    run away quickly
    There's but one down; the son is fled.
  68. banquet
    a ceremonial dinner party for many people
    A banquet prepared.
  69. hearty
    showing warm and sincere friendliness
    And last the hearty welcome.
  70. mingle
    bring or combine together or with something else
    Ourself will mingle with society,
  71. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
    And play the humble host.
  72. mirth
    great merriment
    Be large in mirth; anon we'll drink a measure
  73. nonpareil
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
    Thou art the nonpareil.
  74. saucy
    improperly forward or bold
    To saucy doubts and fears.
  75. ditch
    a long narrow excavation in the earth
    Ay, my good lord: safe in a ditch he bides,
  76. trench
    any long ditch cut in the ground
    With twenty trenched gashes on his head;
  77. mischance
    an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
    Than pity for mischance!
  78. monument
    a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
    Those that we bury back, our monuments
  79. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
    Shall be the maws of kites.
  80. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
    Ere human statute purged the gentle weal;
  81. purge
    rid of impurities
    Ere human statute purged the gentle weal;
  82. infirmity
    the state of being weak in health or body
    I have a strange infirmity, which is nothing
  83. pledge
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
    Our duties, and the pledge.
  84. glare
    be sharply reflected
    Which thou dost glare with!
  85. inhabit
    live in; be a resident of
    If trembling I inhabit then, protest me
  86. mockery
    showing your contempt by derision
    Unreal mockery, hence!
  87. displace
    cause to move, usually with force or pressure
    You have displaced the mirth, broke the good meeting,
  88. overcome
    win a victory over
    And overcome us like a summer's cloud,
  89. disposition
    your usual mood
    Even to the disposition that I owe,
  90. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
    When mine is blanched with fear.
  91. augur
    predict from an omen
    Augurs and understood relations have
  92. wade
    walk through relatively shallow water
    Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more,
  93. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    Returning were as tedious as go o'er:
  94. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
    My strange and self-abuse
  95. wayward
    resistant to guidance or discipline
    Hath been but for a wayward son,
  96. spiteful
    showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
    Spiteful and wrathful, who, as others do,
  97. amends
    something done or paid to make up for a wrong
    But make amends now: get you gone,
  98. thither
    to or toward that place; away from the speaker
    Meet me i' the morning: thither he
  99. dismal
    causing dejection
    Unto a dismal and a fatal end:
  100. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
    There hangs a vaporous drop profound;
  101. sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
    And that distill'd by magic sleights
  102. spurn
    reject with contempt
    He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear
  103. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear
  104. haste
    overly eager speed and possible carelessness
    Come, let's make haste; she'll soon be back again.
  105. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
    And the right-valiant Banquo walk'd too late;
  106. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
    In pious rage the two delinquents tear,
  107. delinquent
    a young offender
    In pious rage the two delinquents tear,
  108. thrall
    the state of being under the control of another person
    That were the slaves of drink and thralls of sleep?
  109. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
    His presence at the tyrant's feast, I hear
  110. malevolence
    wishing evil to others
    That the malevolence of fortune nothing
  111. ratify
    approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
    To ratify the work--we may again
  112. homage
    respectful deference
    Do faithful homage and receive free honours:
  113. exasperate
    make furious
    Hath so exasperate the king that he
  114. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
    And hums, as who should say 'You'll rue the time
Created on Thu May 30 14:39:26 EDT 2013 (updated Thu May 30 14:41:24 EDT 2013)

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