Macbeth always spoke with a ___ tone that invested even the most ___ conversations with a faint air of illicitness.
conspiratorial…innocuous
thoughtful…virtuous
guilty…nefarious
candid…meandering
menacing…truculent
Acting as an art form often seeks the ___ in its subjects, those qualities that cannot be expressed in words alone.
ineffable
mundane
onerous
incisive
auspicious
The witch was of a/an ___ age; white-haired, but baby-faced, she might have been twenty-five or sixty.
assiduous
unalterable
indecorous
indeterminate
extenuating
The scholar’s argument depended to heavily on poling quotation upon quotation, as if readers would be ___ by the sheer weight of the ___.
misled…illustrations
persuaded…citations
entertained…theories
overwhelmed…rebuttals
dismayed…examples
The actor who played Macbeth was noted for his ____ behavior: he quickly became irritated if his every whim was not immediately satisfied.
fastidious
sedulous
vindictive
petulant
mercenary
Though Macbeth eagerly sought her ____, he subsequently chose not to heed that advice.
secretiveness
cooperation
understanding
counsel
concord
His subjects respected the King because he was both ___ and ___: steadfast in his beliefs and tactful in his negotiations.
resourceful…courteous
tenacious…manipulative
determined…demonstrative
resolute…diplomatic
outspoken…indiscriminate
Following the decree banning ____ acts, suspected ___ could be forcibly detained without filing of formal charges.
rebellious…conformists
apolitical…loyalists
seditious…insurrectionists
subversive…nonpartisans
supportive…opponents
They use language not to explain but to ____; each statement is like a reflection in a warped mirror.
preserve
distort
enlighten
negate
destroy
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.
expressing…hostility
suppressing…conflict
stifling…temperance
disguising…deceit
focusing…wrath