Macbeth Vocab Flashcards

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Minion

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An obsequious follower or dependent

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Corporal

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Of or relating to the body

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3
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Cleave

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to adhere, cling or stick fast

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4
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Harbinger

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one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come

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5
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Chastise

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To punsh

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6
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Beguile

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To pass time pleasantly

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Couriers

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Messengers

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8
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Palpable

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Easily perceived

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9
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Appall

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To fill with dismay

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10
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Carousing

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The activity of drunken merrymaking

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11
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Equivocate

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to avoid

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12
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Scruples

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Conscience; morals

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13
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Suborn

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To induce someone to commit an unlawful act

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14
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Parricide

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the murdering of one’s parent(s)

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15
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Malice

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Extreme ill-will or spite

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16
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Vizards

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Masks

17
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Bide

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to wait

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Purge

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to be freed from impurities

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Muse

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to consider

20
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Homage

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special honor expressed publicly

21
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Caldron/cauldron

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a large vessel

22
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Pernicious

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evil; wicked

23
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Diminutive

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extremely small in size

24
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Appease

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to humor; make peace with

25
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Avaricious

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having an immoderate desire for wealth

26
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Interdiction

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something authoritatively forbidden

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Integrity

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Adherence to a strict moral code

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Censure

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harsh criticism

29
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Ague

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a chill or fit of shivering

30
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Brandish

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To wave or flourish