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macbeth vocab list 2 Flashcards

1
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to regard with disgust or hatred

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abhor

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to be very hot, sweaty

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swelter

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to confirm

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verify

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to carry on, to be (state of being/living), verb

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fare

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noun, someone who takes pleasure in fine eating/drinking

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epicure

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noun, the crime of murdering someone in close relation

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parricade

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future generations of a person/people, noun

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posterity

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uneasiness/anxiety or a state of agitation, noun,

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perturbation

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to continue doing something despite setbacks or challenges, noun

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perseverance

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to genuinely/anxiously ask someone to do something/treat someone in a specified manner, verb,

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Entreat

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11
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great courage (in battle), adjective,

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Valor

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to find fault/scold, verb,

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upbraid

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a sign or warning of something bad to happen/ an exceptional person or thing, noun,

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portent

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to fulfill/satisfy a thirst, verb

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quench

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to express extreme disappoint, verb

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censure

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16
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wishing to do harm to others, adjective,

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malevolent

17
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generosity in giving money or gifts, noun

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largess

18
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dark, cloudy, adjective

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murky

19
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oppressive dictator, noun

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tyrant

20
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mad, insane, adjective

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brainsickly

21
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philosophy regarding reality and existence, noun

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metaphysical

22
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to be of well revered or known, noun

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renown

23
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to use neutral language to conceal the truth, verb

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equivocate

24
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to be capable of being felt/ something so intense it is almost tangible, adjective

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palpable

25
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extreme greed for wealth or materials, noun

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avarice

26
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a habit regarded as someone’s weakness, noun

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vice

27
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to suppose something is true without evidence to confirm it, verb

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surmise

28
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clean, adjective

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pristine

29
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to make amends for a suffered loss, verb

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recompense

30
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position of superiority, noun

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eminence

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