1. Vocabulary Words #3 Macbeth
posterity- future generations; all of a person’s descendants
prattle- to talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble or prate
profundity- great depth; depth of intellect; profound knowledge
purveyors- those who furnish provisions; those who provide or procure
quell- to put down forcibly; suppress; to put down a disturbance
rancor- bitter long lasting resentment; enmity; bitter deep-seated ill will
rend- to tear or split apart into two pieces violently
sanctify- to set apart for sacred use; consecrate; to purify
searing- to char, scorch, or burn the surface of with or as if with a hot instrument; causing to wither or to dry up
sieve- a utensil for sifting or straining
sovereign- one that exercises supreme, permanent authority; possessed of controlling power
spurn- to reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
surfeited- to feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust
tidings- information or news
usurp- to seize and hold; to take possession or authority over something without right
utter- complete, absolute, entire; to express by speaking
vanquished- to defeat or conquer in battle; overpowered
wanton- immoral or unchaste; lewd
warranted- justification for an action or belief; justified