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Macbeth Vocabulary
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30
English
10th Grade
02/23/2013

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Captivity
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The state of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined
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Brandish
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To shake or wave (as a weapon)
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Furbish
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To restore to freshness of appearance or good condition
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Earnest
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Serious in intention, purpose, or effort
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Vantage
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A position or place affording an advantage or a commanding view
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Wanton
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Done, shone or used maliciously or cruelly, or unrestrained
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Supernatural
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Of, pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by nature law or phenomena; abnormal
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Sovereign
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A monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler. A person who has supreme power or authority
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Esteem
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To regard highly or favorably, regard with respect or admiration
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Corporal
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Of the human body, bodily, physical
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Cleave
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To divide by or as if by cutting blow; to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views
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Stealthy
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Slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character, intended to escape observation
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Infirm
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Poor or deteriorated vitality; especially feeble from age; week of mind, will, or character
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Equivocate
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To use language with the intent to deceive; to avoid committing oneself in what one says
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Carouse
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To drink liquor freely or excessively; engage in dissolute behavior
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Provoke
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To arouse to a feeling or action; to incite anger
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Clamor
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To become overly noisy or loudy inistent
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Sacrilegious
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Violating what is sacred because consecrated to God
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Treason
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A betrayal of a trust; the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family
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Counterfeit
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Something forged or made in limitation of something else with intent to deceive; something likely to be mistaken for something of higher value
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Abject
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Utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched
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Avail
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To be of use, to have force or efficacy, serve, help
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Compulsion
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The act of compelling, restraint
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Discern
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To distinguish mentally, recognize as distinct
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Discourse
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Conversation
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Disdain
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To look upon or treat with contempt, despise
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Fortitude
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Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty
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Imbued
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To impregnate or inspire
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Hapless
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Unlucky
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Protrude
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To project
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