Romeo And Juliet Vocab #2 Flashcards

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lack of agreement, tension, strife, contention, dissension

A

discord

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yielding or surrendering oneself to the will of another; pliant, compliant, amenable, obedient
an act or instance of submitting, yielding, or surrendering

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submissive

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3
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a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow, a trick
to give a false appearance, to throw a fake punch

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feint

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4
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skillful and active with the hands; manually skillful, handy

skill or cleverness in using the hands or body

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dexterous

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5
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to disguise, pretend, to disguise the truth, give a false appearance, feign
someone who disguises or hides the truth

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dissemble

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6
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to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm, to delude

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beguile

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a serious event causing distress or misfortune; cataclysm, catastrophe

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calamity

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8
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false testimony under oath, bearing false witness, lying under oath

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perjury

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9
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to move upward, to rise from a lower station, climb, advance

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ascend

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10
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discomfort or distress; annoyance, nuisance, irritation

to discomfort, annoy or irritate

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vexation

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to cover with water, to flood, to overflow, to overwhelm

an overflow, a flood

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inundate

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12
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deeply thoughtful, meditative, reflective

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pensive

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13
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characterized by decided purposes, staunch, steadfast, determined
a formal expression of opinion or intention

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resolute

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14
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violation of faith; betrayal of trust, treason, disloyalty

faithless, disloyal, treasonous

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treachery

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15
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easily bent, elastic, pliable, resilient

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supple

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