Macbeth Vocab Flashcards by Avery Lynch

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Chastise

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To punish

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Cleave

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To adhere, cling, or stick fast

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Courier

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Messenger

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Harbinger

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One that indicates of foreshadows what is to come

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Minion

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An obsequious follower or dependent

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Carousing

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Drunken merrymaking

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Equivocate

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Speaking ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

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Palpable

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Easily seen, heard, perceived; capable of being touched

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Scruples

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Conscience; morals

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Suborn

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To bribe or induce unlawfully

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Homage

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Special honor expressed publicly

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Malice

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Extreme ill-will or spite

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Muse

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To consider

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Parricide

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Murdering of ones parent

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Vizard

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Mask

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Avaricious

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Having immoderate desire for wealth

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Caldron

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Large vessel

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Diminutive

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Extremely small in size

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Interdiction

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Something authoritatively forbidden

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Pernicious

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Evil; wicked

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Ague

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Chill or fit of shivering

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Censure

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Harsh criticism

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Brandished

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Waved or flourished

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Expeditious

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Promptness; quick

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Lament

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To feel or express sorrow or regret