Macbeth Vocab Flashcards

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Corporal

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physical, bodily

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Disdaining

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ridiculing, showing contempt for

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Harbinger

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warning, signal

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Impedes

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prevents, hinders

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Implored

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begged, beseeched

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Peerless

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unique, matchless

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Procreant

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fertile, fruitful

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Prophetic

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making a prediction

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Rapt

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absorbed, engrossed

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Recompense

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payment, retribution

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Repentance

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sorrow, remorse

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Soliciting

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Selling, persuading

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Surmise

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guess, suppose

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Chastise

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scold, punish

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Augment

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enlarge, increase

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Clamored

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made a lot of noise

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Consort

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associate or partner with

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Entreat

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request, implore

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Largess

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generosity, charity

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Malice

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hatred, hostility

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Multitudinous

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plentiful, ample

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Palpable

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touchable, tangible

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Pretense

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excuse, evasion

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Repose

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rest, relaxation

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Suborned

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bribed, urged secretly to do illegally

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Temperate

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moderate, calm

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Assailable

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vulnerable, open to attack

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Blanched

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whitened, paled

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Dauntless

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fearless, unafraid

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Disposition

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personality, character

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Incensed

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enraged, infuriated

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Indissoluble

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firm, unbreakable

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Infirmity

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illness, sickness

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Jocund

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cheerful, affable

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Malevolence

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ill will, spite

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Mirth

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jollity, gaiety

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Posterity

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heirs, future generations

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Purged

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eliminated, cleansed

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Rancor

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bitterness, hostility

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Rebuked

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scolded, reprimanded

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Abjure

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disregard, renounce

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Appease

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calm, soothe

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Avaricious

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greedy, acquisitive

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Credulous

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naive, gullible

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Desolate

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lonely, abandoned

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Detraction

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the act of backbiting, belittling

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Diminutive

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tiny, miniature

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Impediments

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obstacles, obstructions

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Interdiction

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ban, taboo

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Judicious

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thoughtful, sage

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Laudable

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praiseworthy, commendable

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Reconciled

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made friends, brought together

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Redress

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make up for, atone

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Voluptuousness

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desire for pleasure or indulgence

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Abhorred

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despised, loathed

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Antidote

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cure, remedy

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Brandished

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shook, flourished

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Equivication

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lie, evasion

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Fortifies

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strengthens, reinforces

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Industrious

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busy, hardworking

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Oblivious

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careless, heedless

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Perilous

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unsafe, hazardous

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Perturbation

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disturbance, agitation

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Pristine

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pure, natural

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Prowess

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bravery, courage

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Recoil

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flinch, retreat

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Speculative

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theoretical, unproven

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Upbraid

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scold, reprimand