Macbeth - Act IV Flashcards by Aaliyah Phillips | Brainscape

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deftly

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skillfully, quickly

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chafe

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to make sore, irritate

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vanquish

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to defeat in battle or in an argument

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pernicious

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destructive, deathly

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diminutive

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very small

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judicious

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showing good judgment

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laudable

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praise worthy

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resound

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to sound loudly

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imperial

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having supreme authority

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voluptuous

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sensuous

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cistern

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large receptacle used to hold water

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intemperance

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lack of restraint

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avarice

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greed for wealth

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blaspheme

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to speak in an irrelevant way (of God or Sacred things)

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scruples

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uneasiness about doing something wrong

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overcredulous

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too easily convinced

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abjure

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to renounce or give up

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sanctity

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holiness, saintliness

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benediction

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Blessing

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niggard

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a stingy person

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dire

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dreadful

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perturbation

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disturbance

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murky

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dark or gloomy

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valiant

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brave

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distempered

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having mental or physical disorder

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fain

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gladly

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oblivious

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unaware

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purgative

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cleansing

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siege

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an attempt to capture a place by surrounding and blockading it

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abhor

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hating intensely

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brandish

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to wave or flourish in a menacing way

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conjure

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to call upon or entreat