Macbeth Act I Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Word	Definition	Part of Speech	Sentence in Context	Own Sentence
1. Disdain	extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody, to regard; somebody or something as not worthy of respect	Noun, t. verb	“…but all’s too weak: / For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name— / disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel…” I.ii.15–17	I have disdain towards people who don’t throw away their trash.
2. Flout	to show contempt for a law or convention by openly disobeying or defying it	T. verb	“From Fife, great King; / Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky / And fan our people cold.” I.ii.48–50	I flout the helmet rule when riding my bike because it is not a necessary law.
3. Harbinger	somebody or something that foreshadows or anticipates a future event	Noun, T. verb	“I’ll be myself the harbinger, and make joyful / The hearing of my wide with your approach…” I.iv.45–46	Clouds are a harbinger for rain and possible thunder and lightning.
4. Minion	a servile or slavish follower of somebody generally regarded as important	Noun	“…which smoked with bloody execution, / Like valor’s minion carved out his passage / Till he faced the slave…” I.ii.18–20	Batman’s minion is Robin.
5. Recompense	to give compensation to somebody for an injury or loss; compensation for a loss or injury	T. verb, noun	“…thou art so far before, / That swiftest wing of recompense is slow / To overtake thee.” I.iv.16–18	He was forced to recompense his injuries to me by the judge.