| brandished | to shake or wave menacingly |
| chastised | to inflict verbal reprimand or punishment |
| cherubim | an order of angels usually short and rotund (cupid-like in appearance) |
| dire | dreadful, serious, warning of disaster |
| furbish | to make lustrous, looking new; polish |
| harbinger | something that warns or foreshadows what is to come |
| impede | to obstruct of block |
| liege | a lord or sovereign or one to who allegiance/ loyalty is owed |
| nave | the central part of something (traditionally a church) |
| pall | something that covers with dark or gloom (traditionally a covering for a casket) |
| recompense | to award compensation/payment for |
| undaunted | not discouraged |
| wanton | immoral, unchaste or undisciplined |
| benison | a blessing |
| carouse | boisterous, drunken merry-making |
| equivocate | to hedge or speak in ambiguities or subtle lies |
| knell | the (ringing) sound of a bell |
| multitudinous | very numerous; plentiful |
| sacrilegious | disrespectful to anything held or regarded as sacred, holy, or important |
| scruple | a principle or moral standard |
| suborned | bribed |
| surfeit | to feed or supply to fullness; satisfy |
| warrant | authorization or certification |
Macbeth Vocab Act 1 and Act 2- definition
September 10, 2019