Romeo and Juliet Vocab Flashcards
1
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Define defiance
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Open resistance; bold disobedience
2
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Define disparagement
A
The act of speaking about someone in a negative or belittling way
3
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Define scathe
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To harm or injure
4
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Define lamentable
A
Unfortunate, regrettable, or worthy of deep sorrow
5
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Define absolver
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One who is able to set another person free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
6
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Define adversity
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Difficulties or misfortunes
7
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Define prevail
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To prove more powerful than opposing forces; or to be widespread in a particular time and place, to be current
8
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Define loathsome
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Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive
9
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Define inexorable
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Impossible to stop or prevent (a thing); impossible to persuade or convince (a person)
10
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Define ambiguity
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Doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
