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Vocabulary W/S #9
Macbeth
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English
12th Grade
02/16/2011

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remorse(n)
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a strong feeling of guilt and regret, show some regret.
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compunction(n)
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deep and painful regret for wrongdoing, feelings of shame and regret about doing something wrong.
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adage(V)
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a traditional saying that is considered to be a general truth, a proverb.
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mettle(n)
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strength of character, determination.
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largesse(v)
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the generous giving of gifts, money, or fovors.
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entreat(v)
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to ask earnestly, implore, beg.
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equivocate(v)
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to use vague or ambiguous language, avoid speaking directly.
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breach(v)
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a breakdown in friendly relations, failing to keep a law or promise.
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steeped(v)
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to soak in water or other liquid; permeated, deep into something.
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gall(n)
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poison, bitterness.
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rancor(n)
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bitter, hatred, annoy, irritate.
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issue(n)
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something that is sent our or put forth in any form; offspring, progeny, children.
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valor
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courage
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treasons
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betrayal of one's country by waging war agaisnt it.
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imperial
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ruling over extensive territories
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Judicious
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having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense
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malevolence
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hatred
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requited
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to make return to for service
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asunder
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apart, into pieces, split apart
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daunted
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discourage
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efficacious
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having power to produce a desire effect
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multitudinous
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countless, too numerous
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intemperance
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lack of self-control
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sovereign
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monarchy (king and queen)
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augment
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enlarge or increase
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predominantly
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mainly, much greater in number or influence
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harbinger
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announce
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beguile
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betray, take away by cheating
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repose
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calm, ease
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confounds
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confuse
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infirm
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feeble or week body
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encumbrance
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something burdensome, useless, or superflous
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sustenance
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sustaining life, nourishment
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rudiment
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the elements or first principles of a subject; the undeveloped or imperfect form of something
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prose
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the ordinary form of written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
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commonwealth
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a group of independent states and dependencies that are linked by mutual interest and goals
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expedient
Definition
conducive to advantage or interest, tending to promote some proposed or desire object
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propagation
Definition
multiplication, reproduction, the act of spreading.
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collateral
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accompanying, auxiliary, additional, confirming.
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deference
Definition
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or will of others.
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famine
Definition
extreme and general scarcity of food
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satire
Definition
a literary composition in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn derision and ridicule
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prolific
Definition
profusely productive or fruitful
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