Act 1 Vocab Flashcards

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1
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Those who have a lack of respect for what is sacred

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Profaners

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2
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Future Generations

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Posterity

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3
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To dislike someone or something greatly

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Loathed

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4
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Foreboding (a bad feeling)

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Portentous

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5
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To free from impurities

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Purged

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6
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A member of government

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Alderman

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7
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Indistinctly heard; faint

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Obscured

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8
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Evil;wicked

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Pernicious

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9
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A church office endowed with fixed capital assets ($$)

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Benefice

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10
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To become weak or feeble

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Languish

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11
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A violation of a law, command or duty

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Transgression

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12
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Regard with respect

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Esteem

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13
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Rough and stormy; violent

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Boisterous

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14
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A person who holds controversial opinions

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Heretics

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15
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To make something (already developed ) greater

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Augmenting

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16
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Ones opponent in a competition, opposing side

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Adversary

17
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A wedding

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Nuptial