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More Macbeth Vocabulary. Adage. Noun a saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb Parents love the adage : the early bird gets the worm. Valor. noun boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage or bravery
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Adage • Noun • a saying expressing a common experience or observation;proverb Parents love the adage: the early bird gets the worm.
Valor • noun • boldnessordeterminationinfacing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage orbravery The soldier won the Metal of Valor after pulling her comrades from the burning building.
Cleave • Verb • toclingor adhere The child cleaved to his father during the thunderstorm.
Dudgeon • Noun • The wooden handle of a dagger The bloody dudgeon was sticking out of the corpse.
Chamberlain • Noun • anofficialin charge of the living quarters of a memberofthenobility The chamberlain made sure all of the details for the ceremony were ready.
Wassail • Noun • atoastor salutation Deb offered a wassail to the new year.
Gout • diseasethat causes painful inflammation of the joints, usually in the hands and feet Since Alan’s gout is acting up, he can’t go on the bike ride.
Undaunted • Adjective • notdiscouraged Although they were outnumbered, Macbeth and Banquo remained undaunted and won the battle.
Equivocation • Noun • Fallacy caused by the double meaning of a word or phrase. The witches often speak in equivocations that later will cause trouble for Macbeth.