Romeo & Juliet Vocab Flashcards by Megan Luvspie | Brainscape

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Adversary

noun

A

opponent

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Shrive

verb

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to hear the confession of and absolve

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Shrift

noun

A

confession to a preist

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Short Shrift

noun

A

very little attention

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Make Short Shrift of

verb

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to dismiss quickly

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Posterity

noun

A

A persons decendents

2. All people afterwards

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Rank

adj.

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Stinking; bad - smelling

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Disparage

verb

A

to describe as bad or to belittle

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Jest

verb

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To joke

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Peril

noun

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exposure to harm

2. a thing that may cause harm

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Chide

verb

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to scold mildly

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Afflict

verb

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to cause suffering; to distress

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Prate

verb

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to chatter; to talk a lot

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Tardy

adj.

A

Late

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Martial

adj.

A

Warlike

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Feind

noun

A

an evil spirit; devil

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Eloquence

noun

A

The ability to speak or write in an effective way

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Denote

verb

A

to indicate

2. to mean

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Sojourn

noun

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A brief visit or stay

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Mutiny

noun

A

sailors revolting against authority

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Abhour

verb

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to shrink from in disgust or hatred

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Stark

adj.

A

bare; desolate; bleak

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Fester

noun

A

a sore filled with pus

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Fester

verb

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to form pus

2. to cause anger or irritation

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Inexorable

adj.

A

unstoppable

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Toil

verb

A

To work very hard for a long time

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Augment

verb

A

to make greater

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Transgression

noun

A

violation of law, command, or sin

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Bound

noun

A

limit/boundary

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Bound

verb

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obliged

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Visage

noun

A

face

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Loathe

verb

A

to hate very much

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Loath

adj.

A

reluctant

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Discourse

noun

A

a conversation

2. a long talk or piece of writing about a subject

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Enmity

noun

A

the feeling between enemies

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Alliance

noun

A

a union formed for mutual benefit

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Mark

verb

A

to heed or take notice

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Feign

verb

A

to pretend or to fake

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Gossamer

noun

A

a piece of spider web

2. a very light or delicate material

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Plague

noun

A

any affliction

2. a deadly disease

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Amorous

adj.

A

full of love

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dissemble

verb

A

to hide or to conceal

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Disposition

noun

A

usual mood

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Discord

noun

A

lack of aggrement

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Minion

noun

A

a servile dependent or follower

2. a subordinate official

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Inconstant

adj.

A

changing often

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Redress

verb

A

to correct something unfair or unjust

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Persue

verb

A

to examine in a carful way

2. to look at or read in a relaxed way

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Valiant

adj.

A

brave

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Importune

verb

A

To ask for something repeated

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Purge

verb

A

to cleanse of sin

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Mar

verb

A

to spoil the perfection of…

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Revel

verb

A

to whoop it up

2. to take intense pleasure in

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Profane

verb

A

to treat with great disrespect

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Profane

adj.

A

showing disrespect for religious things

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Entreat

verb

A

to ask in a serious and emotional way

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Crave

verb

A

to long for something

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Rancour

noun

A

angry feeling of hatred or dislike

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Unwieldy

adj.

A

difficult to handle

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Grievance

noun

A

feeling of be treated unfairly

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Dexderity

noun

A

ability to use hands skillfully

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Matron

noun

A

a wife or widow especially one with a mature manner

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Beguile

verb

A

to trick or deceive

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Rail

verb

A

to speak bitterly

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Fickle

adj.

A

changing opinions often

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Stealth

noun

A

a quiet way of moving

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Peevish

adj.

A

showing irritation or grouchy

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Pestilent

adj.

A

destructive of life

2. injuring or endangering society

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Inauspicious

adj.

A

not showing that future success is likely

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Pernicious

adj.

A

deadly

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Vex

verb

A

to annoy

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Languish

verb

A

to be weak for a long time

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vile

adj.

A

evil or immoral

2. very bad or unpleasant or disgusting

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Temper

verb

A

to make less sever or extreme