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Romeo and Juliet
Vocabulary
38
English
9th Grade
05/24/2007

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partisans
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a bladed weapon,
a supporter of a cause
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pernicious
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deadly or destructive
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cankered
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sore or corrupted
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portentous
Definition
highly significant because bad is coming
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importuned
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to question with a sense of urgency
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lineament
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facial feature
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disparagement
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talk which puts someone down or shows disrespect
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semblance
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outer appearance
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palmers
Definition
pilgrims to our from the Holy Land
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purged
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to clense of sin
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invocation
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prayer to the gods
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consorted
Definition
to associated oneself with, or in the same league
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discourses
Definition
conversations, talks
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fain
Definition
willingly, happily, obligingly
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perjuries
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lies told under oath
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distempered
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bad-tempered, annoyed, problematic
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shrift
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confession, being honest and telling the truth
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rancor
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hatred, bitter, anger
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bawdy
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obscene, lewd, inappropriate
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blazon
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to proclaim or boast, brag
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immoderately
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excessively, emotionally
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inundation
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a flood
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pensive
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thoughtful, serious
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vial
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a little glass bottle that holds liquids
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warrant
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a guarantee; authorization on, promise
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orisons
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prayers
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environed
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surrounded
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solace
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comfort
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melancholy
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sadness, depression
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sadness, depression
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sullen
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slander
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a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report
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spleen
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ill humor, peevish temper, or spite.
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garish
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crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
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eloquence
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eloquent language or discourse
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beguiled
Definition
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
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digressing
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To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray
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lamentation
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the act of expressing grief
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chide
Definition
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach
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