Flashcards in macbeth2 Deck (27)
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balm
(v.) to go or look through carefully in order to find something
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appalls
v.) to fill or overcome with horror, dismay, or fear
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primrose way/path
(n.) life of ease and pleasure; easy course of action
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carousing
(v.) to drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking
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lechery
n.) unrestrained indulgence of a sexual desire
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requited
v.) to make repayment or return for service
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lamenting
v.) to feel or express sorrow or regret
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clamors
n.) a loud uproar, as from a crowd; expression of desire
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sacrilegious
adj.) retaining to violation of sacred stuff
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anointed
v.) to rub or sprinkle on; apply oil
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contradict
v.) to assert the contrary or opposite of
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lees/dregs
n.) protective shelter; sediment of liquids; not valuables
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consort
n.) a husband or wife; spouse; one vessel or ship
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suborned
(v.) to bribe or induce lawfully to perform some crime
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posterity
(n.) succeeding or future generations collectively
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verities
(n.) state or quality of truth, accordance to fact
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oracles
(n.) an utterance given by a priest at a shrine in response of a god
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unbecoming
(adj.) detracting from appearance, character; unattractive
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indissoluble
(adj.) not able of being dissolved; undone
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twain
n.) (adj.) two
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parricide
(n.) act of killing a close family member
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dauntless
(adj.) not to be intimidated; fearless
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rebuked/cowed
(v.) sharp disapproval of; intimidate
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scepter
(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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