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Macbeth Vocabulary

Macbeth Vocabulary . Act 3. The nation's music lovers' breakfast was momentarily interrupted by this grave crisis. GRAVE (adjective). serious or solemn: a grave person; grave thoughts. JOCUND (adjective). full of or showing high-spirited merriment.

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Macbeth Vocabulary

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  1. Macbeth Vocabulary Act 3

  2. The nation's music lovers' breakfast was momentarily interrupted by this grave crisis. GRAVE (adjective) serious or solemn: a grave person; grave thoughts.

  3. JOCUND (adjective) full of or showing high-spirited merriment The physiognomy of Alfred—ordinarily so grave, thoughtful, and dejected—was now mirthful, jocund, and hilarious.

  4. They said he cloistered himself in his hotel room and prayed. CLOISTER (verb) To seclude or isolate from the world. To withdraw.

  5. Corporate tyrants are laying off employees the minute the value of their own stock options threatens to decrease by a penny Tyrant (Noun) A cruel and oppressive dictator

  6. Wayward houses, boats and downed power lines had been dislodged from streets. New York Times Dec 11, 2012 WAYWARD (adjective) turned away (perverted) from what is the expected norm; resistant to guidance or discipline

  7. Neilson blanched a little and reiterated that Kobe wanted to come back. The Guardian Jul 28, 2012 Blanch (verb) To Turn Pale White; turn pale, as if in fear

  8. Naught (noun) A quantity of no importance; complete failure. Even some of the uprising’s staunchest supporters are beginning to fear that Syria’s sufferings — lost lives, fraying social fabric, destroyed heritage — are for naught. New York Times Nov 8, 2012

  9. Posterity (noun) For future generations He was totally right about posterity only being good in small doses. BBC Sep 10, 2012

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