| desolate | (adj) barren, uninhabited |
| virtuous | (adj) conforming to moral or ethical principles |
| avaricious | (adj) greedy |
| impediment | (n) hindrance, obstacle |
| hoodwink | (v) to deceive or trick |
| integrity | (n) honesty |
| recoil | (v) to draw back |
| abjure | (v) to renounce, to give up |
| braggart | (n) a person who is boastful |
| judicious | (adj) fair; having the ability to make good decisions |
| laudable | (adj) praiseworthy |
| conjure | (v) to call upon with magic |
| confound | (v) to confuse; to destroy |
| resolute | (adj) determined, firm |
| pernicious | (adj) causing harm; fatal |
| wayward | (adj) disobedient; turned or turning away from what is right or proper |
| wrathful | (adj) full of intense anger or hatred |
| destiny | (n) seemingly inevitable succession of events; fate |
| pious | (adj) not genuinely showing devotion (usually religious) |
| delinquent | (n) a person who does not follow the law |
| tyrant | (n) an evil ruler or monarch who usually takes power by force |
| malevolence | (n) hatred; malice |
| ratify | (v) to confirm by expressing approval |
| homage | (n) respect |
| jovial | (adj) cheerful, friendly, humorous |
| assail | (v) to make a violent attack, to assault |
| jocund | (adj) cheerful, merry |
| nonpareil | (adj) peerless; having no equal |
| imposter | (n) a fraud, a fake; a person who practices deception |
| infirmity | (n) a physical weakness or sickness |
| mirth | (n) amusement; laughter |
| tedious | (adj) long and tiresome |
| posterity | (n) descendants; succeeding or future generations |
| verities | (n) something that is true as in a belief, idea, or statement |
| oracle | (n) a prophecy |
| indissoluble | (adj) incapable of being dissolved or destroyed |
| grave | (adj) serious or solemn |
| bestow | (v) to present as a gift; archaic definition: to house or to store |
| parricide | (n) the act of killing a relative |
| dauntless | (adj) fearless |
| rebuke | (v) to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprimand |
| lassitude | (n) feeling of weariness; languor |
| ruminate | (v) to contemplate, to ponder |
| nefarious | (adj) very wicked; evil |
| mendacious | (adj) false; lying |
English Vocab Test – Macbeth Act 3 & 4
September 7, 2019