English 3201
Macbeth
Vocabulary Enrichment
Read each definition below. Write in the correct word from the play Macbeth next to its
definition.
scruples
equivocate
malevolence
malice
appalls
chastise
diminutive
purge
WORD LIST
carousing
augment
homage
eminence
minion
surmise
muse
integrity
prophetic
corporal
appease
oblivious
1. small; little; tiny ____________________________
2. horrify; shockingly unpleasant ____________________________
3. to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify ___________________________
4. adherence to moral and ethical principles; moral character; honesty ____________________
5. of or relating to the body ____________________________
6. to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase ______________________
7. the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred _____________________
8. to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject ____________________
9. to use ambiguous language ___________________________
10. make a guess; assume hesitantly _______________________
11. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe ______________
12. containing a prediction; predicting _______________________
13. respect or reverence paid or rendered _________________________
14. a submissive follower or dependent; slave _________________________
15. To hesitate as a result of conscience or principle __________________________
16. unmindful; unconscious; unaware __________________________
17. rebuke or reprimand severely; punish ________________________
18. desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another _____________________
19. Drunken merrymaking ________________________
20. high station, rank, or repute ____________________________