Macbeth Vocab Flashcards

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Plight (n)

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A desperate and terrible situation

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Brandish (v)

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To hold something in a threatening way

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Rapt (adj)

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Deeply consumed, absorbed, and focused on something

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Surmise (v)

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To assume or conclude based on little evidence

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Peerless (adj)

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Incompatible, matchless, without equal

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Chastise (v)

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To punish by scolding

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Impede (v)

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To interfere with progress

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Entreat (v)

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To request, ask or implore

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Augment (v)

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To make larger or bigger

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Palpable (adj)

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To intense it is as though it can be physically felt

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Unruly (adj)

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Wild, unmanageable

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Temperate (adj)

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Calm or mild

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Divulge (v)

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To reveal or tell

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Consort (v)

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To mingle with undesirable people

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Dauntless (adj)

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Fearless

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Valor (n)

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Courage or bravery especially in the face of war

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Bounteous (adj)

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Generous, liberal

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Incense (v)

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To make someone extremely angry

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Jocund (adj)

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Happy, cheerful

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Infirmity (n)

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A weakness or failing in someone character or body

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Sear (v)

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To burn or to scorch

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Malevolence (n)

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An ill will or bad feeling towards someone

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Pernicious (adj)

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Causing great harm or wicked evil

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Clamorous (adj)

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Loud, chaotic, noisy

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Dispute ( v or n)

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To fight or disagree/ a fight or disagreement