| verity | (n) truth, true statement or fact |
| indissoluble | (adj) that cannot be dissolved, undone or destroyed / lasting, firm |
| parricide | (n) the act of killing one’s parent |
| dauntless | (adj) not to be frightened or discouraged, brave |
| chide | (v) find fault with, reproach or blame, scold |
| scepter | (n) the rod or staff carried by a ruler as a symbol of royal power or authority |
| rancor | (n) bitter resentment or ill will, extreme hatred or spite |
| liege | (n) lord having a right to the homage and loyal service of his vassals |
| clepe | (v) call, name |
| avouch | (v) declare positively to be true |
| anon | (adv) in a little while, soon / at another time |
| scotch | (v) cut, gash |
| levy | (n) invasion |
| jovial | (adj) good hearted and full of fun |
| lave | (v) to wash / to flow against |
| jocund | (adj) feeling, expressing or communicating mirth or cheer, cheerful, merry, gay |
| prithee | I pray thee, I ask you |
| crib | (v) shut up in a small space |
| mischance | (n) bad luck, misfortune |
| grandam | (n) grandmother, old woman |
| charnel | (n) place where dead bodies or bones are laid |
| weal | (n) well-being, prosperity |
| avaunt | go away! get out! |
| disposition | (n) one’s habitual ways of acting toward others or of thinking about things, nature |
| blanch | (v) make white or pale by extracting color |
| augur | (n) fortune teller |
| betimes | (adv) in a short time, soon |
| beldam | (n) an ugly old woman |
| sleight | (n) a clever trick |
| spurn | (v) refuse with scorn |
| thrall | (n) person in bondage, slave or serf |
| malevolence | (n) the wish that evil may happen to others |
Macbeth Act 3 Vocab
July 3, 2019