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Romeo and Juliet Vocab
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9th Grade
01/23/2011
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augment
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to add or make something greater
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boisterous
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rowdy
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disparage
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to degrade or insult someone
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portent
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a sign or forshadowing
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posterity
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future generations, descendants
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profane
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showing contempt toward sacred things
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baleful
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destructive, deadly
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dissemble
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to disguise or pretend
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entreaty
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a plea, an earnest request
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feint
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a false appearance or a fake attack to throw off an opponent's defenses
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perjury
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false testimony under oath
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prate
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to talk foolishly at great length
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rancor
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bitter deep-rooted ill will, hatred
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wanton
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immoral, lewd
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vexation
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discomfort/distress
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pernicious
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very destructive, deadly
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obsequious
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overly attentive or willing to serve
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calamity
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an event causing misfortune or distress
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inundate
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to flood or overthrow
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engrossed
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completely occupied or absorbed
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inauspicious
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unfavorable
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beguile
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to deceive or persuade with charm
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dirge
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a song or hymn played at a funeral
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ambiguous
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having more than one meaning (unclear)
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lament
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to mourn or express sorrow
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