Flashcards in Romeo and Juliet Deck (23):
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adversary
a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe
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importune
to plead or urge irksomely, often persistently
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portentous
ominously significant or indicative: a portentous defeat
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disposition
one's usual mood; temperament; a hi burial inclination, tendency
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forfeit
to surrender, be deprived of, or give up the right to on account of a crime, an offender, an error, or a breach of contract
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transgression
a violation of law, command, or duty; the exceeding of due bounds or limits
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languish
to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress; to subjected to delay or disregard; to be ingored
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nuptial
of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony
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pernicious
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious, hurtful; deadly, fatal
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chaste
not engaging in sexual relations; celibate; free form obscenity; decent
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grievance
a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress
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warrant
to give reason or sanction for; justify
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procure
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means
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wanton
done, shown, used, etc, maliciously or unjustifiably
without regard for what is right, just, humane; careless, reckless
sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd
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calamity
a great misfortune of disaster, as a flood or serious injury
grievous affliction; adversity; misery
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dexterity
skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility
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abate
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc; lessen, diminish
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distraught
deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict
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fester
to putrefy or rot
to rankle, as a feeling of resentment
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prostrate
lying facedown on the ground, as in token of humility, submission, or adoration
overthrown, overcome, or helpless
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abhor
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate
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intercession
an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person
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