| ambition | a strong desire to do or achieve something |
| usurp | to take a position of power illegally or by force |
| equivocate | to use ambiguous language or not tell the whole truth |
| malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others |
| duplicitous | deceitful or dishonest |
| exploit | to take advantage in an unfair way |
| heinous | wicked or shocking |
| regicide | act of killing a king |
| treachery | betrayal of trust |
| mercurial | subject to sudden changes of mood or mind |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces to capture or force surrender |
| surreal | bizarre, peculiar |
Macbeth tier 2 vocabulary
November 23, 2019