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Macbeth words- Act 1
words from Macbeth, act 1
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Language - English
10th Grade
02/04/2015

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Adage
Definition
an old saying accepted as true.
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Battlement
Definition
a wall with open spaces to shoot through, usually on top of a tower
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Benison
Definition
blessing
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Buttress
Definition
a projecting structure built against a wall for support
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Chamberlain
Definition
a person who manages the household of a ruler of nobleman
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Charge
Definition
the person (i.e. the king) for whom the grooms are responsible
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Chastise
Definition
to punish, scold severely
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Frieze
Definition
a decorative brand, as along the top of a wall
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Furbish
Definition
to brighten by rubbing, polish
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Grooms
Definition
servants who slept at the foot of the king’s bed
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Harbinger
Definition
a person or thing signaling or announcing what is to come – originally announcing the king
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Hautboys
Definition
from the French haut meaning “high” and bois meaning “wood” – Apparently used to name the present “oboe” because the oboe is a wooden instrument with a high pitch.
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Heath
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an area of open wasteland over grown with heather, low shrubs, etc.
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Husbandry
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thrift, economy
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Impede
Definition
to hinder or obstruct
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Insane root
Definition
henbane or hemlock, said to cause madness
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Interim
Definition
a period of time between two periods or occurrences
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Invested
Definition
crowned
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Jutty
Definition
a projecting part of a building
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Largesse
Definition
gift of money
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Mettle
Definition
courage
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Named
Definition
elected
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Offices
Definition
servants’ quarters
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Parley
Definition
conference of war (speak in conference)
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Plenteous
Definition
plentiful, abundant
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Posset
Definition
warm drink of milk and ale, often taken just before retiring
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Post
Definition
a messenger of “letter carrier” who, using fast horses, delivered mail rapidly. (a letter written by Essex left Plymouth on October 26, 1597 at 10:00 A.M. and arrived at Basingstoke the next day at 3:30 P.M., a distance of 165 miles in under 30 hours!)
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Posters
Definition
a noun meaning “swift riders” (on horseback, or foot –or broomstick)
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Prologue
Definition
introduction to something
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Rapt
Definition
enthralled, engrossed, captivated, absorbed, spellbound, fascinated, attentive
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Recomposed
Definition
to pay, reward
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Sewer
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a server: a household official in charge of serving food
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Shoal
Definition
a shallow place in a body of water
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Suborned
Definition
bribed
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Surfeited
Definition
overfed
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Thane
Definition
a feudal lord (in Scotland)
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Trammel
Definition
to entrap or confine
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Trifles
Definition
small amount, insignificant things
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Valor
Definition
bravery
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Weird
Definition
having to do with fate or destiny; the witches are “weird” because they foresee (and possibly influence) the future or destiny of humans.
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Wrought
Definition
formed
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