Unit 2: Romeo and Juliet — Vocabulary Flashcards
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Choler Definition
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Anger; Irascibility
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Partisan Definition
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a nine foot long pike or spear
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Profaners Definition
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People who treat without proper reverence
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Pernicious Definition
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Having a harmful effect; destructive
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Wield Definition
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Hold and use (a weapon or tool)
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Forfeit Definition
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A fine or penalty for wrongdoing
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Augmenting Definition
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Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase
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Fray Definition
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A noisy fight; skirmish
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Chaste Definition
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Not having sexual intercourse (ever outside of marriage, or for a long time); not involving sexual desire
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Marred Definition
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Impair the quality of something; spoil
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Languish Definition
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To suffer in a bad situation for a long time; to become weak; deteriorate
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Fortnight Definition
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A period of fourteen consecutive days
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Weaned Definition
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Breastfeeding
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Perilous Definition
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Full of danger or risk
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Teat Definition
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Nipple
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Valiant Definition
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Possessing or showing courage or determination
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Hoodwinked Definition
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Deceive or trick; conceal one’s true motives
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Ambling Definition
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To walk leisurely or slowly
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Nimble Definition
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Quick and agile
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Visage Definition
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A person’s face or facial expressions
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Mire Definition
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A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
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Courtier Definition
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A person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen
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Bode Definition
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Be an omen of a particular outcome
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Corns Definition
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a small, painful area of thickened skin on the foot, especially on the toes, caused by pressure
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Knave Definition
A dishonest or unscrupulous man
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Nuptial Definition
Relating to marriage or weddings; a weeding
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Rapier Definition
A thin, light sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting
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Disparagement Definition
To speak of as unimportant or bad; patronize
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Semblance Definition
The outward or apparent appearance or form of something
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Scathe Definition
To harm or damage; injure
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Profane Definition
treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.
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Purged Definition
To free from impurities
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Trifling Definition
unimportant or trivial; treat without seriousness or respect
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Gapes Definition
be or become wide open; long, be eager, yearn
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Heir Definition
A person who inherits or is entitled to the property of another
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Conjure Definition
To make something (usually a spirit) appear unexpectedly; implore (someone) to do something
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Purblind Definition
having impaired or defective vision; partially blind; dim-witted
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Demesne Definition
Territory over which rule or control is exercised
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Invocation Definition
The action of invoking someone or something
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Discourses Definition
An extended communication dealing with some particular topic
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Entreat Definition
Ask earnestly
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Peril Definition
Serious danger
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Enmity Definition
A state of hostility
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Perjuries Definition
Lies
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Impute Definition
Attribute to; associate with
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Procure Definition
To obtain or get through effort
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Rite Definition
An act that is part of a usually religious ceremony
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Beseech Definition
To request earnestly
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Reels Definition
A chronic drinker; move towards
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Naught Definition
Nothing
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Wooed Definition
Try to gain the love of (someone), especially with a view to marriage
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Rancor Definition
Bitterness or resentfulness
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Pox Definition
Viral illness
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Mar Definition
Disfigure; ruin
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Convoy Definition
Any form of transport of conveyance
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Heralds Definition
A person who announces important news
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Jaunting Definition
A journey taken for pleasure
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Drudge Definition
A person who does tedious, menial or meaningless work
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Toil Definition
Work hard
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Chide Definition
Scold; criticize
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Loathsome Definition
Highly offensive; arousing disgust or aversion
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Confound Definition
Overthrow; be confusing or perplexing to
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Retire Definition
Stop; withdraw
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Apt Definition
Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
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Consort Definition
Associate with; keep company with
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Effeminate Definition
Lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
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Amorous Definition
Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love
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Tedious Definition
Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous
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Eloquence Definition
Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
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Fiend Definition
A cruel wicked and inhumane person
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Dissemblers Definition
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she do not hold in order to conceal one’s real feelings or motives; hypocrite; imposter
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Affliction Definition
A cause of great suffering and distress
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Calamity Definition
An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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Mangle Definition
To destroy; ruin
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Piteous Definition
Deserving or enticing a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
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Denote Definition
Be a name or symbol for; designate; indicate
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Sullen Definition
Unhappy
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Lamentation Definition
Expression of great sorrow or regret
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Sojourn Definition
A temporary stay
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Woe Definition
Misery resulting from affliction
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Ado Definition
A great deal of fuss, concern, or commotion
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Jocund Definition
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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Loathed Definition
Hated
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Fickle Definition
Frequently changing
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Procures Definition
To obtain or get through effort
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Wreak Definition
cause (a large amount of damage or harm); avenge
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Immoderately Definition
Not sensible or restrained; excessive
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Inundation Definition
Flood; overflow
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Pensive Definition
engaged in serious thought; thoughtful
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Arbitrating Definition
Reaching an authoritative judgement or settlement
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Charnel Definition
Associated with death; a vault for the dead
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Surcease Definition
Ending; end; stop; cease
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Headstrong Definition
Intelligent; energetically wilful and determined
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Prostrate Definition
To lie face down on the ground
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Culled Definition
(Of flowers or fruit) picked; chosen; selected
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Distraught Definition
Deeply agitated especially from emotion
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Warrant Definition
To promise, guarantee, or indicate certainty of something
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Solace Definition
Give comfort or consolation to; comfort
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Dirge Definition
A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite; a mournful song
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Amended Definition
Put right; enhancement
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Pestilent Definition
Destructive to life; pernicious
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Tarry Definition
Stay longer than intended
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Presage Definition
Be a sign or warning of
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Apothecary Definition
A person who sells drugs
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Penury Definition
Extreme poverty; destitution
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Cordial Definition
Warm and friendly
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Pestilence Definition
a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague
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Obsequies Definition
Funeral rites p; formal acts done repeatedly
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Inexorable Definition
Impossible to stop or prevent
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Maw Definition
The jaws or throat of a voracious animal
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Sunder Definition
Split apart
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Paramour Definition
A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person
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Inauspicious Definition
Not promising
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Churl Definition
A rude and mean-spirited person; peasant
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Sepulcher Definition
Tomb
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Ambiguities Definition
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
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Rigor Definition
Excessive sternness; harshness
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Scourge Definition
Something causing misery or death; whip
