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macbeth
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English
10th Grade
08/28/2006

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heath
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an area of open wasteland overgrown with heather,low shrubs
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villainy
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wickedness
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brandish
Definition
to wave or flourish in a menacing way
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valiant
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brave
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direful
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frightful
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valor
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bravery
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vantage
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a position that provides a broad view
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furbish
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to brighten by rubbing,polish
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bark
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a sailing boat
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prophetic
Definition
predicting or foreshadowing
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wrought
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formed
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repentance
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feelings or regret wrongdoing
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recompense
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to pay,reward
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plenteous
Definition
plentifulful, abundant
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thane
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in scotlad, a feudal lord
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harbinger
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a person or thing that singals or announces what is to come
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commendation
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approval, recommandation
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chastise
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to punish,scold serverly
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impede
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to hinder or obstruct
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battlement
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a wall with open spaces to shoot through, usually on top of a tower
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access
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a means of nearing or getting
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jutty
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a projecting part of a bulding
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frieze
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a decorative band, as along the top of a wall in a room
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buttress
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a projecting strucutre bult agianst a wall for support
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dignity
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honor;worthiness;stateliness of manner
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grace
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attractive quality; favor,goodwill; divie love given freely to human beings
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trammel
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to entrap or confine; sometimes used with up
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shoal
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a shallow place in a body of water
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gloss
Definition
brightness, sheen
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adage
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an old saying accepted as true
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chamberlain
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a person who maneges the household of a ruler or nobleman
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chamberlain
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a person who maneges the household of a ruler or nobleman
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mettle
Definition
courage
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