Mammoth Memory

Macbeth Vocabulary Test

Here's a really quick way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the word definitions below and see if you can remember what each word is from their definitions.

If you get stuck, you can be shown the mnemonic to reveal an image that should help you remember.

To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, click the question and it will flip to reveal the answer.

Go through the whole list to see how many words you can recall. Revisit any that you had difficulty remembering until you're confident you can recall all of them.

 

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Before (in time)
Ere
Mnemonic
I'm coming
Anon
Mnemonic
call to battle/a trumpet call to arms
Alarum
Mnemonic
seems/appears
Seemeth
Mnemonic
conflict
Broil
Mnemonic
turmoil/tumult/loud noisy disorderly crowd
Hurly-burly
Mnemonic
grey cat
Graymalkin
Mnemonic
toad
Paddock
Mnemonic
an obsolete verb ending that goes with "thou."
St
Mnemonic
you
Thou
Mnemonic
did
Didst
Mnemonic
exhausted
Spent
Mnemonic
axe wielding, heavily armoured, Irish soldier
Gallowglass
Mnemonic
lightly armoured, Irish soldier
Kern
Mnemonic
your
Thy
Mnemonic
favourite
Minion
Mnemonic
jaws (like our chops)
Chaps
Mnemonic
from where
Whence
Mnemonic
the head of a clan who held land granted by a Scottish king
Thane
Mnemonic
begins shining/from where the sun begins to rise
'Gins his reflection
Mnemonic

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