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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

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A dishonest or unscrupulous man

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Nuptial Definition

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Relating to marriage or weddings; a weeding

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Rapier Definition

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A thin, light sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting

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Disparagement Definition

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To speak of as unimportant or bad; patronize

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Semblance Definition

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The outward or apparent appearance or form of something

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Scathe Definition

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To harm or damage; injure

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Profane Definition

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treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.

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Purged Definition

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To free from impurities

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Trifling Definition

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unimportant or trivial; treat without seriousness or respect

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Gapes Definition

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be or become wide open; long, be eager, yearn

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Heir Definition

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A person who inherits or is entitled to the property of another

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Conjure Definition

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To make something (usually a spirit) appear unexpectedly; implore (someone) to do something

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Purblind Definition

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having impaired or defective vision; partially blind; dim-witted

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Demesne Definition

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Territory over which rule or control is exercised

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Invocation Definition

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The action of invoking someone or something

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Discourses Definition

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An extended communication dealing with some particular topic

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Entreat Definition

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Ask earnestly

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Peril Definition

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Serious danger

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Enmity Definition

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A state of hostility

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Perjuries Definition

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Lies

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Impute Definition

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Attribute to; associate with

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Procure Definition

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To obtain or get through effort

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Rite Definition

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An act that is part of a usually religious ceremony

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Beseech Definition

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To request earnestly

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Reels Definition

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A chronic drinker; move towards

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Naught Definition

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Wooed Definition

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Try to gain the love of (someone), especially with a view to marriage

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Rancor Definition

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Bitterness or resentfulness

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Pox Definition

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Viral illness

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Mar Definition

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Disfigure; ruin

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Convoy Definition

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Any form of transport of conveyance

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Heralds Definition

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A person who announces important news

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Jaunting Definition

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A journey taken for pleasure

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Drudge Definition

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A person who does tedious, menial or meaningless work

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Toil Definition

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Chide Definition

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Scold; criticize

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Loathsome Definition

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Highly offensive; arousing disgust or aversion

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Confound Definition

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Overthrow; be confusing or perplexing to

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Retire Definition

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Stop; withdraw

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Apt Definition

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Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

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Consort Definition

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Associate with; keep company with

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Effeminate Definition

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Lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity

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Amorous Definition

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Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love

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Tedious Definition

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Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous

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Eloquence Definition

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Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

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Fiend Definition

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A cruel wicked and inhumane person

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Dissemblers Definition

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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

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A cause of great suffering and distress

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Calamity Definition

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An event resulting in great loss and misfortune

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Mangle Definition

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To destroy; ruin

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Piteous Definition

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Deserving or enticing a feeling of sympathy and sorrow

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Denote Definition

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Be a name or symbol for; designate; indicate

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Sullen Definition

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Lamentation Definition

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Expression of great sorrow or regret

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Sojourn Definition

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A temporary stay

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Woe Definition

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Misery resulting from affliction

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Ado Definition

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A great deal of fuss, concern, or commotion

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Jocund Definition

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Full of or showing high-spirited merriment

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Loathed Definition

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Fickle Definition

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Frequently changing

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Procures Definition

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To obtain or get through effort

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Wreak Definition

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cause (a large amount of damage or harm); avenge

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Immoderately Definition

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Not sensible or restrained; excessive

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Inundation Definition

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Flood; overflow

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Pensive Definition

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engaged in serious thought; thoughtful

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Arbitrating Definition

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Reaching an authoritative judgement or settlement

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Charnel Definition

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Associated with death; a vault for the dead

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Surcease Definition

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Ending; end; stop; cease

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Headstrong Definition

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Intelligent; energetically wilful and determined

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Prostrate Definition

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To lie face down on the ground

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Culled Definition

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(Of flowers or fruit) picked; chosen; selected

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Distraught Definition

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Deeply agitated especially from emotion

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Warrant Definition

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To promise, guarantee, or indicate certainty of something

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Solace Definition

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Give comfort or consolation to; comfort

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Dirge Definition

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A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite; a mournful song

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Amended Definition

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Put right; enhancement

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Pestilent Definition

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Destructive to life; pernicious

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Tarry Definition

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Stay longer than intended

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Presage Definition

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Be a sign or warning of

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Apothecary Definition

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A person who sells drugs

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Penury Definition

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Extreme poverty; destitution

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Cordial Definition

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Warm and friendly

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Pestilence Definition

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a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague

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Obsequies Definition

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Funeral rites p; formal acts done repeatedly

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Inexorable Definition

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Impossible to stop or prevent

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Maw Definition

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The jaws or throat of a voracious animal

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Sunder Definition

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Split apart

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Paramour Definition

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A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person

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Inauspicious Definition

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Not promising

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Churl Definition

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A rude and mean-spirited person; peasant

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Sepulcher Definition

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Ambiguities Definition

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the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

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Rigor Definition

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Excessive sternness; harshness

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Scourge Definition

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Something causing misery or death; whip

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