Act I Flashcards

0
Q

to fight

n

A

fray

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1
Q

brave

adj

A

valiant

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2
Q

to treat sacred things with contempt

n

A

profaner

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3
Q

destructive; deadly

adj

A

pernicious

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4
Q

something a person must give up as a punishment for breaking the law or rules of a game
n

A

forfeit

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5
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an opponent or enemy

n

A

adversary

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6
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threatening

adj

A

portentous

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7
Q

breaking of law
act of going beyond certain limits
n

A

transgression

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8
Q

to attack violently

v

A

assail

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9
Q

great mental or physical suffering

n

A

anguish

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10
Q
to become weak
to long or pine for something
v
absolute weakness 
n
A

languish

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11
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advise:legal representation in court:ideas, opinions:private, unexpressed thoughts
n
to advise
v

A

counsel

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12
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to walk with short steps that cause the body to sway from side to side
v

A

waddle

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13
Q

a settlement
person tempering
inclination
n

A

disposition

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14
Q

high rank; renown

n

A

esteem

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15
Q

something that weighs heavily on the mind, body, or senses

n

A

oppression

16
Q

stormy; violent

adj

A

boisterous

17
Q

member of the city government

n

A

alderman

18
Q

across

prep

A

athwart

19
Q

to enter another’s property or land without permission
to intrude upon another’s privacy or time
v

A

trespass

20
Q

wedding

n

A

nuptial

21
Q

long, slender; two-edged sword

n

A

rapier

22
Q

to last
to tolerate
v

A

endure

23
Q

an uninvited or illegal entry

n

A

intrusion

24
Q

to change into another form of thing

v

A

convert