Romeo and Juliet VOCAB 9 Flashcards by M S

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Profaners

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Those who have irreverence for what is sacred

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Pernicious

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Evil; wicked

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Augmenting

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To make greater

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Portentous

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Indistinctly heard; faint

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Transgression

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Violation of a law, command or duty

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Languish

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To become weak or feeble

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Heretics

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Person who holds controversial opinion

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Esteem

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Regard with respect

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Obscured

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Foreboding

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Boisterous

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Rough and stormy; violent

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Alderman

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A member of the municipal legislative body

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Benefice

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A church office endowed with fixed capital assets

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Purged

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Free from impurities

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Loathed

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To dislike someone or something greatly

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Invocation

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An incantation used in conjuring

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Envious

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Feeling, expressing or characterized by envy

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Discourse

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To narrate or discuss

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Enmity

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Deep-seated, often mutual hatred

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Impute

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To attribute; credit

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Predominant

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Most common or conspicuous

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Chide

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To express disapproval

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Rancor

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Bitter

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Lamentable

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To express grief for or about

Poultice

Soft, moist mass of bread, meal, clay or other substance

Drudge

A person who does tedious, menial or unplesant work

Appertaining

To belong as a proper function or part

Consort

Companion or partner

Mantle

A cloak

Tedious

Moving or progressing very slowly

Beguilded

To deceive by guile (trickery)

Validity

Well grounded

Abhors

To reject ehemently

Beseech

To request earnestly

Inundation

To cover with water

Prorogue

To discontinue a session

Arbitrating

To submit to settlement or judgement by arbitration (third party, someone who settles things)

Orisons

A prayer

Culled

To gather; collect

Solace

Comfort in sorrow

Dirges

A funeral hymn or lament

Penury

Destitution

Impeach

To challenge the validity of; try to discredit