| Minion | obsequious follower or dependent |
| Corporal | of or relating to the body |
| Cleave | to adhere, cling, stick fast |
| harbinger | one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come |
| Chastise | to punish |
| Beguile | trick; pass the time pleasantly |
| Couriers | messengers |
| Palpable | easily perceived |
| Appalls | fills with dismay |
| Carousing | drunken merrymaking |
| Equivocates | avoids making an explicit statement |
| Scruples | conscience; morals |
| suborned | induced to commit an unlawful act |
| parracide | murdering of one’s parents |
| malice | extreme ill will or spite |
| vizards | masks |
| bides | waits |
| purged | freed from impurities |
| muse | to consider |
| homage | special honor expressed publicly |
| cauldron | a large vessel |
| pernicious | evil; wicked |
| diminutive | extremely small in size |
| appease | to humor; make peace with |
| avaricious | having an immoderate desire for wealth |
| interdiction | something authoritatively forbidden |
| integrity | adherence to a strict moral code |
| censures | harsh criticisms |
| ague | a chill or fit of shivering |
| brandished | waved or flourished |
Macbeth Vocabulary
July 19, 2019