macbeth vocab Flashcards

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enkindle

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to kindle into flame, ardor (spirit), activity, etc.

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flout

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to show disdain, scorn, or contempt toward something by ignoring it

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beguile

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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude

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chalice

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a drinking cup; goblet

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surmise

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to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

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mettle

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courage and fortitude

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compunctious

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causing or feeling compunction; regretful

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woo

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seek the favor, affection, or love if, esp. with a view to marriage; to seek to win; to invite consequences; to seek to persuade

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wanton

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withour regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless, reckless

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clamor

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noise

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