Romeo and Juliet Vocab Flashcards

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Cull

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to gather or collect

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beseech

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to urgently force or push, drive

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augmenting

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to make larger

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procured

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to obtain or get by effort or care

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posterity

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succeeding or future generations, descendants

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feigned

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pretended, fake, counterfeit

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abate

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to reduce in amount

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dexterity

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skill in using hands or body, agility

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consurt

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husband or wife, spouse

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transgression

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going against laws or rules

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languished

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weak, feeble, droopy

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arbitrate

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to decide or determine

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13
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unsavory

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tastless or unpleasant

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commend

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praise give credit to

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intercession

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interpreting or pleading on behalf of another person

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portentous

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momentous, amazing

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invocation

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calling upon for help

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wanton

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done malicioiusly or cruely

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absolve

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to free from guilt or shame

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lundation

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to flood, overwhelm

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idolatry

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religous worship of idols

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heretic

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proffessed religious believer, catholic church

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fester

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to form pus, purvulent matter

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reconcile

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to restore friendly relations between

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chaste

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pure, retaining from sex, virgin

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amourous

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inclined or deposed to love

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presage

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forshadowing

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dispostion

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state of mind or spirits

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sepulcher

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tomb, grave, burial site

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solace

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comfort in sorrow or misfortune

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paramount

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chief in importance, supreme

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perjury

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giving false testimony under oath

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esteem

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regard with respect, admire

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mantle

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loose, sleeveless cloak or cape

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abhor

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to regard with hate or detest