Word-in-Context Macbeth

Macbeth always spoke with a ___ tone that invested even the most ___ conversations with a faint air of illicitness.

Acting as an art form often seeks the ___ in its subjects, those qualities that cannot be expressed in words alone.

The witch was of a/an ___ age; white-haired, but baby-faced, she might have been twenty-five or sixty.

The scholar’s argument depended to heavily on poling quotation upon quotation, as if readers would be ___ by the sheer weight of the ___.

The actor who played Macbeth was noted for his ____ behavior: he quickly became irritated if his every whim was not immediately satisfied.

Though Macbeth eagerly sought her ____, he subsequently chose not to heed that advice.

His subjects respected the King because he was both ___ and ___: steadfast in his beliefs and tactful in his negotiations.

Following the decree banning ____ acts, suspected ___ could be forcibly detained without filing of formal charges.

They use language not to explain but to ____; each statement is like a reflection in a warped mirror.

Macbeth learned that by ____ his anger and resentment, and so avoiding ____, he could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries.