Thursday, January 29, 2009

Vocab 1/29

1) Mirth-noun, amusement, esp. as expressed in laughter
The Mirth in the boy showed when he started laughting.
2) Liege- ADJ. a fuedal lord entitled to allegiance & service
Macbeth was jealous of the liege Malcolm because he wanted to be king.
3) Parricide-noun, the act of killing a parent or other near relative.
The parricide ran away after the killing because he knew he was in big trouble
4) Verity- noun, the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality
When the verity came about who killed Duncan, Macbeth had already stabbed himself
5) Avaric-noun, excessive desire or greed.
The Avaric in the man made him crazy
6) Avaunt- adv, away, hence
Avaunt, i don't want you here
7) Posterity-noun, all future generations of people
"All posterity from your family will be killed," said Macbeth
8) Homage-noun, special honor or respect shown publicly
Malcolm gave homage to Macduff for making him lead the army in the speech he gave after killing Macbeth
9) Cloistered-adjective, kept away from the outside world; sheltered
The cloistered women never had a life and died alone
10) Equivocator-N, a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
The equivocator became annoying to the student because she could never get or understand an answer.
11) Eminence noun- High station, rank, or repute
Macduff was given an eminence in the army after the battle
12) Avouch-verb, to admit, confess
Macbeth avouched that he killed Duncan before he was killed
13) Thralls-noun, one who is intellectually or morally enslaved
The man was a thralls and couldn't do anything to help
14) Malevolence adjective, having or showing a wish to do evil to others
The malevolence man scared everyone

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Vocab words 1/13 (please check)

Surmised V. suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
~The police surmised the girl for committing the murder with out a trace to her
Bounteous Adj. generously given or giving
~The bounteous girl gave a large check to a homeless person
Consort N. a companion, associate, or partner (a husband or a wife)
~His consort left him
Corporal Adj. Punishment of the human body
~The teacher used corporal humilation on the student
Prate V. to talk excessively & pointlessly, babble
~My sister prated on & on, so I left the room
Dauntless Adj. Fearless, not to be intimidated
~The Dauntless girl was not scared by the horrow movie
Chastise V. to criticize severly
~The teacher Chastised the student for not doing his homework
Chalice N. a drinking cup or goblet
~The chalice was full of water
Undivulged Adj. to keep private, unpublic
~the undivulged homework keep the girl from getting a grade
Surfeit N. an excessive indulgence, esp. in food or drink
~The girl was surfeit and so she got fat( I think i use this more like an ADJ)