Macbeth Act 1 Flashcards

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Hurley Burley

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(Noun)
busy, boisterouse activity
Synonyms: chaos, commotion.

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Thane

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(Noun)
A man who is given land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
Synonym: lord, citizen, noble

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Whence

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(Adverb)
From what place or source.
Synonym: wherefrom, from where, what origin

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Valor

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(Noun)
Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
Synonyms: courage, bravery, fearlessness

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Minion

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(Noun)
A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
Synonym: underling, henchman

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Aught

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(Pronoun)
Anything at all.
Synonyms: nil, null, nix, absense, nada, zip

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Prophetic

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(Adjective)
Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.
Synonyms: prescient, predicitve, pregnostic

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Surmise

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(Verb)
Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Synonyms: guess, suspect, deduce

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Harbinger

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(Noun)
A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Synonyms: herald, sign, indicator

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Adage

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(Noun)
A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Synonyms: saying, proverb, maxim

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Bellona

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(Noun)
The Roman Goddess of War

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