Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Flashcards

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profaner

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(n.) – one who treats sacred things with contempt

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valiant

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(adj) courageous or brave

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pernicious

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(adj) causing insidious harm or ruin

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forfeit

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(noun) fine or a penalty

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adversary

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(noun) - an opponent or enemy

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fray

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(n) struggle or dispute. Disorderly fight.

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portentous

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(adj) ominously significant. Of or like an ominous warning

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transgression

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(n) An act of violating a law.

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assail

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(v) to make a concerted effort of attack. To attack vigorously or violently.

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posterity

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(n) The descendants of a person. Succeeding in future generations.

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anguish

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(n) - Severe mental or physical pain.

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languish

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(v) - to grow weak or feeble.

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