macbeth act 1 Flashcards

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hurly-burly

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(noun)
busy boisterous activity
synonymous chaos commotion

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thane

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noun
a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.

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whence

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adverb
from what place or source.

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valor

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noun
great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.

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minion,

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noun
a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.

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aught,

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archaic
anything at all.

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prophetic,

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adjative
accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.

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surmise

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verb
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

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harbinger

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noun
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

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adage

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noun
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

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Bellona

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roman godess of war

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couplet

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two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

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