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Macbeth - Act I Flashcards

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valor

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bravery

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Heath

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an area of open wasteland over grown with heather, low shrubs, etc.

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furnish

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to brighten by rubbing, polish

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wrought

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formed

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recomposed

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to pay, reward

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plenteous

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plentiful, abundant

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thane

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a feudal lord ( in Scotland )

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harbinger

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a person or thing signaling or announcing what is to come - originally announcing the king

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chastise

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to punish, scold severely

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impede

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to hinder or obstruct

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battlement

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a wall with open spaces to shoot through, usually on top of a tower

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jutty

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a projecting part of a building

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frieze

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a decorative brand, as along the top of a wall

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buttress

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a projecting structure built against a wall for support

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trammel

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to entrap or confine

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shoal

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a shallow place in a body of water

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adage

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an old saying accepted as true

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chamberlain

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a person who manages the household of a ruler of nobleman

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mettle

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courage

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weird

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have to do with fate or destiny; the witches are “weird” because they foresee (and possibly influence) the future or destiny of humans

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posters

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a noun meaning “swift riders” (on horseback, or foot - or broomstick)

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post

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a messenger of “letter carrier” who, using fast horses, delivered mail rapidly

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hautboys

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from the French haut meaning “high” and bois meaning “wood” - Apparently used to name the present “oboe” because the oboe is a wooden instrument with a high pitch

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offices

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servants’ quarters

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grooms

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servants who slept at the foot of the Kings bed

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posset

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warm drink of milk and ale, often taken just before retiring

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suborned

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bribed

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invested

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crowned

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insane root:

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henbane or hemlock, said to cause madness

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sewer

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a server: a household official in charge of serving food

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husbandry

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thrift, economy

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largesse

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gift of money

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surfeited

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overfed

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charge

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the person (i.e. the king) for whom the grooms are responsible

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parley

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conference of war

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named

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elected

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benison

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blessing

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