Romeo and Juliet: vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
someone/thing that causes a great amount of trouble or suffering
A
scourge
2
Q
something that foreshadows or portends a future event
A
presage
3
Q
the state of being very poor; extreme poverty
A
penury
4
Q
a former European gold coin
A
ducat
5
Q
mouth, jaws, or throat of an animal
A
maw
6
Q
a disease that causes many people to die
A
pestilence
7
Q
at a distance
A
aloof
8
Q
having a condition of weakness or illness that usually for a long time
A
infirm
9
Q
a funeral or burial rite
A
obsequies
10
Q
not able to be stopped or changed
A
inexorable
11
Q
to look at or read in a relaxed careful way; to examine carefully
A
peruse
12
Q
to bury a dead body
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inter(red)
13
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a flag to show which county something belongs to
A
ensign
14
Q
to split apart in a violent way
A
Sunder
15
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having or showing strong feeling of love
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amorous
