Eng IV MWHS MacBeth

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  1. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  2. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  3. apparition
    the appearance of a ghostlike figure
  4. augment
    enlarge or increase
  5. avarice
    extreme greed for material wealth
  6. blaspheme
    speak of in an irreverent or impious manner
  7. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  8. despotic
    ruled by or characteristic of a tyrant
  9. eloquence
    powerful and effective language
  10. faculty
    an inherent cognitive or perceptual power of the mind
  11. furbish
    polish and make shiny
  12. gloss
    provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
  13. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  14. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  15. interdiction
    authoritative prohibition
  16. missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  17. oracle
    an authoritative person who divines the future
  18. puissant
    powerful
  19. purgative
    a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
  20. Renaissance
    period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages
  21. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  22. wanton
    unprovoked or without motive or justification
  23. aside
    on or to one side
  24. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
    explains, informs, or presents information.
  25. flourish
    a showy gesture
  26. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  27. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  28. soliloquy
    a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
  29. tragedy
    drama exciting terror or pity
Created on Sat Nov 02 22:06:47 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Jun 20 00:49:51 EDT 2015)

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