Romeo and Juliet Act 4-5 Flashcards

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Inundate

A

To overwhelm or cover, especially with floodwaters

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2
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Prostrate

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To make (oneself) bow or kneel down in humility or adoration

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3
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Melancholy

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Sadness or depression of the spirits

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4
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Dirge

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Music: A funeral hymn or lament

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5
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Penury

A

Extreme poverty

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6
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obsequy

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A funeral rite or ceremony

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7
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Inexorable

A

Not capable of being persuaded. relentless

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8
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Auspicious

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Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious

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9
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Sepulcher

A

A burial vault

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10
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Ambiguity

A

doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation

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11
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Betroth

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To promise to give in marriage, to promise to marry.

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