MacBeth Vocab Act 2 Flashcards

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Stealthy

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Sneaky or sly

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2
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Summon

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A call to sleep; beckon

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3
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Appall

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Horrify, shock, or disgust

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Provoke

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Incite, aggravate, or irritate

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Obscure

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Unclear, unintelligible, or doubtful

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Sacrilegious

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Blasphemous, irreverent, disrespectful, (especially in reference to religious figures or beliefs)

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Renown

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Fame, repute, or popularity

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Pretense

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A charade, facade, or act of deception; putting on a “front.”

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Contend

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To complete or challenge

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10
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Allegiance

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Loyalty to a cause or nation

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Carousing

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Acting boisterously or loudly, as if drunk

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12
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Dire

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Indicating trouble or disaster; urgent

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13
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Lechery

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Lewd or vulgar behavior

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14
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Palpable

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Capable of being touched or felt; tangible

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Quenched

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Put out; extinguished

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