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Vocabulary Group Five
Macbeth words
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English
12th Grade
11/27/2007

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Benefactor
Definition
One who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
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Benevolent
Definition
Generous; kind; doing good deeds
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Capricious
Definition
Unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
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Chimera
Definition
An illusion; a foolish fancy
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Conjure
Definition
To summon or bring into being as if by magic
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Duplicity
Definition
The act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception
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Enigma
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A mystery
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Harbinger
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A forerunner; a signal of
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Incantation
Definition
A chant; the repetition of statements or
phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant
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Portent
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An omen; a sign of something coming in the future
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Covert
Definition
Secret; hidden
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Covet
Definition
To wish for enviously
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Incongruous
Definition
Not harmonious; not consistent; not
appropriate; not fitting in
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Insatiable
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Hard or impossible to satisfy; greedy;
avaricious
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Intransigent
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Uncompromising; stubborn
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Obdurate
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Stubborn and insensitive
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Sinister
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Evil; wicked; foreshadowing evil, trouble, or wickedness
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Complicity
Definition
Participation in wrongdoing; the act of
being an accomplice
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Vacillate
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To be indecisive; to waver
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Despot
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An absolute ruler; an autocrat
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Furtive
Definition
Secretive, sly
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Pernicious
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Deadly; extremely evil
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Surreptitious
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Sneaky, secret
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Trepidation
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Fear; apprehension; nervous trembling
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Unremitting
Definition
Unceasing; unabated; relentless
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