Macbeth Vocabulary 2

1) Mirth N. gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter

2) Liege N. a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.

3) Parricide N. the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative.
Macbeth committed parricide after killing his uncle Duncan. 


4) Verity N. the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality

5) Avarice N. insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain andhoard wealth.
Macbeth's avarice grew more as he killed more people and was closer to success. 


6) Avaunt Adv. away; hence.
"Avaunt foul beast!" said the warrior to the dragon. 


7) Posterity N. succeeding or future generations collectively
The posterity of the Kurn family, a son needed to be born.



8) Homage N. respect or reverence paid or rendered
The players had a high homage for their coach. 


9) Cloistered Adj. secluded from the world; sheltered
The boy was so cloistered that once he graduated from high school, he was robbed because he didn't want to be rude to the old homeless man. 


10) Equivocator V. to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoidcommitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge
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11) Eminence N. a high place or part; a hill or elevation; height.
The kings eminence got inside his head and he went mad with power. 


12) Avouch V. to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
-The older sister could avouch for her little sister about the man who offered her candy. 

13) Thralls N. a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by somepower, influence
The man became a thrall to his own madness after he killed his wife. 

14) Malevolence N. the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent;  ill will; malice;hatred.
Macbeth's malevolence was through the roof when he killed his very own uncle, Duncan.