Romeo and Juliet Vocab 3 | 3/24 Flashcards

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shroud

A

cloth used to wrap a body for burial

synonym: sheet

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resolve

A

firmness of purpose, determination

synonym: decide

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3
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scourge

A

a major affliction or hardship

synonym: torture

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4
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caitiff

A

mean, evil person

synonym: villain

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5
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inter

A

bury

synonym: plant

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6
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penury

A

impoverished, poor

synonym: poverty

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pestilence

A

epidemic

synonym: infection

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apothecary

A

druggist

synonym: chemist

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presage

A

to predict

synonym: foreshadowing

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inauspicious

A

not promising

synonym: unpromising

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sepulcher

A

tomb

synonym: grave

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aloof

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showing no interest, withdrawn, uninvolved

synonym: uninterested

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peruse

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to examine

synonym: inspect

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inexorable

A

impossible to persuade, to change or halt

synonym: Unstoppable

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obsequies

A

funeral ceremonies

synonym: burial

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