Macbeth Vocabulary Part 3

temperate

• exercising self-control

• excessively indulgent

• emotionally unstable

• highly energetic

prattle

• meaningless sounds, babble

• serious conversation

• thoughtful discussion

• silent contemplation

rend

• to tear violently, to split

• to mend or repair

• to hold together

• to create or form

quench

• to extinguish or put out; to relieve with liquid

• to ignite or start a fire

• to absorb or soak up

• to evaporate or disappear

scrupulous

• very principled, very careful and conscientious

• lacking in moral integrity

• careless and indifferent

• quick to judge and criticize

rue

• to be happy about

• to be sorry for, to regret

• to celebrate

• to ignore

prate

• to talk idly or foolishly at great length

• to speak in a serious manner

• to whisper softly

• to argue passionately

requite

• to make repayment or to return

• to refuse or reject

• to accept or agree

• to forget or ignore

warranted

• justified

• unjustified

• questionable

• ambiguous

sovereign

• possessed of controlling power

• lacking authority

• dependent on others

• subject to external control