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Flashcards in Macbeth Vocab Act2 Deck (20)
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1
Q

Allegiance

A

loyalty or devotion to some person, group, or

cause

2
Q

Anoint

A

to make sacred in a ceremony that includes the

applying of oil

3
Q

Appall

A

to fill or overcome with horror or fear

4
Q

Augment

A

To make larger

5
Q

Balm

A

anything that heals, or soothes pain

6
Q

Carouse

A

to engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

7
Q

Cleave

A

to adhere closely; stick; cling

8
Q

Consort

A

to associate; keep company

9
Q

Descend

A

to pass from higher to lower

10
Q

Lament

A

to feel or express sorrow or regret

11
Q

Lechery

A

unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual

desire

12
Q

Malice

A

desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on

another

13
Q

Mock

A

to ridicule by the copying of action or speech

14
Q

Palpable

A

capable of being touched or felt

15
Q

Porter

A

a person who has charge of a door or gate

16
Q

Quench

A

to put out; to suppress

17
Q

Repose

A

to lay to rest

18
Q

Restrain

A

to hold back from action

19
Q

Sacreligious

A

disrespectful towards a god

20
Q

Stealthy

A

carefully and secretly