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Romeo and Juliet VOCAB 9 Flashcards

1
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Profaners

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Those who have irreverence for what is sacred

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Pernicious

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Evil; wicked

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3
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Augmenting

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To make greater

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Portentous

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Indistinctly heard; faint

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5
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Transgression

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Violation of a law, command or duty

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Languish

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To become weak or feeble

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Heretics

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Person who holds controversial opinion

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Esteem

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Regard with respect

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Obscured

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Foreboding

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Boisterous

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Rough and stormy; violent

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Alderman

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A member of the municipal legislative body

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13
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Benefice

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A church office endowed with fixed capital assets

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14
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Purged

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Free from impurities

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15
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Loathed

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To dislike someone or something greatly

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Invocation

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An incantation used in conjuring

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Envious

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Feeling, expressing or characterized by envy

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18
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Discourse

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To narrate or discuss

19
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Enmity

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Deep-seated, often mutual hatred

20
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Impute

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To attribute; credit

21
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Predominant

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Most common or conspicuous

22
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Chide

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To express disapproval

23
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Rancor

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Bitter

24
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Lamentable

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To express grief for or about

25
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Poultice

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Soft, moist mass of bread, meal, clay or other substance

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Drudge

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A person who does tedious, menial or unplesant work

27
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Appertaining

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To belong as a proper function or part

28
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Consort

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Companion or partner

29
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Mantle

A

A cloak

30
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Tedious

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Moving or progressing very slowly

31
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Beguilded

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To deceive by guile (trickery)

32
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Validity

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Well grounded

33
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Abhors

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To reject ehemently

34
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Beseech

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To request earnestly

35
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Inundation

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To cover with water

36
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Prorogue

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To discontinue a session

37
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Arbitrating

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To submit to settlement or judgement by arbitration (third party, someone who settles things)

38
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Orisons

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A prayer

39
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Culled

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To gather; collect

40
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Solace

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Comfort in sorrow

41
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Dirges

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A funeral hymn or lament

42
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Penury

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Destitution

43
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Impeach

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To challenge the validity of; try to discredit

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