Romeo and Juliet Vocab Flashcards

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(verb) to make greater or supplement

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Augment

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(adjective) rowdy or rough

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Boisterous

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(adjective) courageous

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Valiant

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(adjective) dealing with a sign, forewarning, or omen

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Portentous

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(noun) future generations

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Posterity

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(adjective) showing contempt toward sacred things

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Profane

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(adjective) having excellent morals; righteous

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Virtuous

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(adjective) extraordinary, marvelous

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Prodigious

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(verb) to pretend

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Feign

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(adjective) destructive, deadly

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Baleful

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(adjective) immoral, lewd

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Wanton

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(noun) remedy

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Poultice

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(adjective) clumsy; difficult to carry because of bulk or weight

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Unwieldy

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(adjective) a sickly, yellowish hue

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Sallow

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(noun) danger

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Peril

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(verb) to announce or proclaim

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Blazon

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(verb) to move upward

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Ascend

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(verb) to deceive or mislead

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Beguile

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(noun) a serious event causing misfortune

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Calamity

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(adverb) into separate parts or pieces

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Asunder

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(noun) courage, bravery

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Valor

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(verb) to hate; to shun

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Abhor

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(noun) a state of hardship or misfortune

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Adversity

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(adjective) stately, majestic, showy

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Gallant

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(noun) funeral hymn, lament

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Dirge

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(adjective) sad, melancholy

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Doleful

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(noun) comfort

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Solace

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(noun) burial cloth

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Shroud

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(verb) to improve or make better

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Amend

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(verb) to flood; overflow

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Inundate

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(adjective) causing gloom or depression

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Dismal

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(adjective) extremely dislikeable

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Loathsome

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(adjective) doubtful or uncertain

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Ambiguous

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(adjective) proud to the point of arrogance

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Haughty

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(noun) fatal epidemic or plague

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Pestilence

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(noun) extreme poverty

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Penury

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(noun) something that foreshadows a future event

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Presage

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(verb) to read or examine with great care

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Peruse

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(adjective) loathsome, disgusting

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Vile

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(noun) a sign, flag, banner

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Ensign