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Stafford macbeth vocab
Macbeth Vocabulary
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Language - English
12th Grade
12/01/2008
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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plausible
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believable
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profound
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deep in meaning
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prosaic
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dull, not interesting
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quandary
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dilemma
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rancorous
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hateful, spiteful, malicious
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spurious
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false, counterfeit
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tenuous
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flimsy, unsubstantial
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stoic
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not showing much emotion
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superfluous
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unnecessary, excessive
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timorous
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shy
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transitory
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fleeting, temporary
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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eclectic
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selective, taking from the best choices
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imperious
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arrogant
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objective
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unemotional, unbiased
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subjective
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individual, biased
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inherent
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innate, from within
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abstract
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theoretical
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apathetic
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uncaring
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augment
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increase
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prate
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talk foolishly
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steeped
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soaked in or immersed in
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knell
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funeral bell
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mileu
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environment of a place
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infirm
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weak, sickly
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multitudinous
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large in number
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entomb
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bury
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sacrilegious
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disrespectful to religious beliefs
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apparation
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ghost
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paradox
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something that seems untrue but is true
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disburse
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give out
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eminence
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superiority in position
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sovereignty
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supreme political authority
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resolute
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determined
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laudable
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worthy of praise
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prudent
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wise
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redemption
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forgiveness of sins
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gullet
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stomach
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sanctified
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made holy
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