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Romeo and Juliet Vocab. Act 1
Act 1
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English
9th Grade
05/28/2009

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adversary
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an opponent, an enemy
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assailing
Definition
attacking or assaulting either verbally or physically
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augmenting
Definition
making greater in size or number
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choler
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anger, irritability
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devout
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devoted to a religion
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flourishes
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brandishes dramatically, waves around
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foes
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enemies, opponents, or adversaries
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fray
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a fight, battle, or skirmish
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grievance
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a complaint OR a wrong considered as grounds for a complaint
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languish
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to become weak or feeble, droop, fade
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marry
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used as an exclamation of surprise or astonishment
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naught
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nothing
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partisans
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swords
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pernicious
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deadly, fatal, wicked
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scant
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barely, hardly, scarcely
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spite
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a desire to harm, frustrate, annoy or humiliate another person, ill-will toward someone
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transgression
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a violation of a law, command, duty, or moral principle
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tyrant
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an absolute, often brutal leader
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valiant
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boldly courageous, brave, worthy of honor
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