Macbeth - Act IV Flashcards
1
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deftly
A
skillfully, quickly
2
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chafe
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to make sore, irritate
3
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vanquish
A
to defeat in battle or in an argument
4
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pernicious
A
destructive, deathly
5
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diminutive
A
very small
6
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judicious
A
showing good judgment
7
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laudable
A
praise worthy
8
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resound
A
to sound loudly
9
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imperial
A
having supreme authority
10
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voluptuous
A
sensuous
11
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cistern
A
large receptacle used to hold water
12
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intemperance
A
lack of restraint
13
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avarice
A
greed for wealth
14
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blaspheme
A
to speak in an irrelevant way (of God or Sacred things)
15
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scruples
A
uneasiness about doing something wrong
16
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overcredulous
A
too easily convinced
17
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abjure
A
to renounce or give up
18
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sanctity
A
holiness, saintliness
19
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benediction
A
Blessing
20
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niggard
A
a stingy person
21
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dire
A
dreadful
22
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perturbation
A
disturbance
23
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murky
A
dark or gloomy
24
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valiant
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brave
25
distempered
having mental or physical disorder
26
fain
gladly
27
oblivious
unaware
28
purgative
cleansing
29
siege
an attempt to capture a place by surrounding and blockading it
30
abhor
hating intensely
31
brandish
to wave or flourish in a menacing way
32
conjure
to call upon or entreat
