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Macbeth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| minion | follower |
| corporal | relating to the body |
| cleave | to cling/stick |
| harbinger | one that forshadows what is to come |
| chastise | to punish |
| beguile | to pass time |
| couriers | messengers |
| palpable | easily perceived |
| appalls | fills with dismay |
| carousing | drunken merrymaking |
| equivocates | avoids making an explicit statementicide |
| scruples | morals |
| suborned | induced to commit an unlawful act |
| parricide | the murdering of ones parents |
| malice | extreme ill-will or spite |
| vizards | to consider |
| bides | waits |
| purged | freed from impurities |
| muse | to consider |
| homage | special honor expressed publicly |
| caldron | a large vessel |
| pernicious | evil/wicked |
| diminutive | extremely small in size |
| appease | to humor |
| avaricious | having an immoderate desire for wealth |
| interdiction | something authoritatively forbidden |
| integrity | adherence to a strict moral code |
| censures | harshed criticisms |
| ague | a chill or fit of shivering |
| brandished | waved or flourished |