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Romeo and Juliet Vocab
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English
8th Grade
03/09/2010

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Valiant
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Possessing or showing courage or determination.
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Adversary
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One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
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Transgression
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A violation of a law, command, or duty.
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Virtuous
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Having or showing high moral standards.
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Disparagement
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A put down.
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Conjure
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To bring up with magic.
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Variable
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Not consistent or having a fixed, pattern; liable to change.
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Intercession
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The action of intervening on behalf of another.
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Rancor
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Bitterness or resentfulness.
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Vexed
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Difficult and much debated; problematic.
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Grievance
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Unfair treatment, cause for complaint or protest.
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Eloquence
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Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
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Beguiled
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Charmed or enchanted.
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Reconcile
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To restore friendly relations between
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Abhor
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Regard with disgust or hatred.
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Inundate
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To overwhelm
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Pensive
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Engaged in deeply.
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Stifle
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To make someone unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
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Lamentable
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Deplorably bad or unsatisfactory.
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Melancholy
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A deep, pensive, long-lasting sadness.
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Defy
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Openly resist or refuse to obey.
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Contempt
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The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
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Amorous
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Showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire.
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Ambiguous
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Having a double meaning, open to more than on interpretation.
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Contradict
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To deny the truth of.
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