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Romeo and Juliet-Act1
Vocab words for Romeo and Juliet
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English
9th Grade
10/28/2007

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Augment
Definition

to make greater, to add to.

 

 We musttry to augment our savings next year.

Term
Boisterous
Definition

loud and roudy.

 

The boisterous child was running through the store screaming and laughing,

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Disparage
Definition

To speak boldly of somone.

 

His pisparaging remarks hurt my feelings.

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Pernicious
Definition

very harmful, deadly.

 

Taking illegal drugs is a pernicious habit.

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Posderity
Definition

future generations, all decendents of a person.

 

The fathers of our country wanted to write a declaration that would last for all posderity.

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Portenteus
Definition

serving as a warning.

 

The stock market crash was a portentous warning of the great depression.

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Profane
Definition

Disrespectful.

 

Profane language will not be permitted in this classroom.

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Quench
Definition

to extinguish, to put out, to relieve with liquid.

 

He quinched the hot coals in the barbeque with water

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