macbeth2 Flashcards

(27 cards)

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balm

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(v.) to go or look through carefully in order to find something

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appalls

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v.) to fill or overcome with horror, dismay, or fear

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primrose way/path

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(n.) life of ease and pleasure; easy course of action

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carousing

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(v.) to drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking

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lechery

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n.) unrestrained indulgence of a sexual desire

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requited

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v.) to make repayment or return for service

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lamenting

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v.) to feel or express sorrow or regret

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clamors

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n.) a loud uproar, as from a crowd; expression of desire

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sacrilegious

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adj.) retaining to violation of sacred stuff

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anointed

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v.) to rub or sprinkle on; apply oil

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contradict

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v.) to assert the contrary or opposite of

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lees/dregs

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n.) protective shelter; sediment of liquids; not valuables

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consort

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n.) a husband or wife; spouse; one vessel or ship

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suborned

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(v.) to bribe or induce lawfully to perform some crime

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posterity

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(n.) succeeding or future generations collectively

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verities

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(n.) state or quality of truth, accordance to fact

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oracles

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(n.) an utterance given by a priest at a shrine in response of a god

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unbecoming

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(adj.) detracting from appearance, character; unattractive

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indissoluble

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(adj.) not able of being dissolved; undone

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twain

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n.) (adj.) two

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parricide

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(n.) act of killing a close family member

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dauntless

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(adj.) not to be intimidated; fearless

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rebuked/cowed

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(v.) sharp disapproval of; intimidate

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scepter

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(n.) rod or wand in the hand as an emblem of power

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wrenched
(v. ) to twist violently, jerk, or injure | (n. ) movement like a jerk
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mongrels
(n.) a dog or any animal that mixed breeds
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curs
n.) a mongrel dog; worthless; unfriendly; mean, cowardly person