MacBeth Vocab Flashcards

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Minion

A

submissive follower or dependant

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2
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Corporal

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of or relating to the body

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3
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Chastise

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rebuke or reprimand severely, punish

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4
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Prophetic

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containing a prediction

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5
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Surmise

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make a guess, assume hesitantly

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6
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Appalls

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horrify, shockingly unpleasant

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7
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Carousing

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Drunken merrymaking

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8
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Equivocate

A

to use ambiguous language

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9
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Scruples

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To hesitate as a result of conscience or principle

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10
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Augment

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to make larger, enlarge in size, number, or strength

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11
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Malice

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desire to inflict injury, harm or suffering on another

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12
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Purged

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to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable, cleanse, purify

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13
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Muse

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to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject

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14
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Homage

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respect or reverence paid to rendered

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15
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Eminence

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High station rank or repute

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16
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Malevolence

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the quality, state or feeling of being malevolent, ill will, malice, hatred

17
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Diminutive

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small, little, tiny

18
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Appease

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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm or contentment, pacify, soothe

19
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Integrity

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adherence to moral and ethical principles, soundness of moral character, honesty

20
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Oblivious

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unmindful, unconscious, unaware

21
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Imagery

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language that appeals to the senses

22
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Paradox

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apparent contradiction that is actually true

23
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Foreshdowing

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use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later

24
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Aside

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private words that a character in a play speaks to the audience or another character and are not supposed to be heard by others

25
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Soliloquy

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a long speech in which a character expresses their private thoughts or feelings