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Romeo & Juliet
Vocabulary List 1
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English
9th Grade
05/12/2011

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Sanguine (adjective)
Definition
Cheerfully optimistic: hopeful, or confident.
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Phlegmatic (adjective)
Definition
Not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. Self-possessed; calm; composed.
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Melancholy (noun)
Definition
A gloomy state of mind; sad; depressed.
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Choleric (adjective)
Definition
Extremely irritable; easily moved to anger.
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Prodigious (adjective)
Definition
Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
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Scant (adjective)
Definition
Barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate.
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Nuptials (noun)
Definition
A wedding or marriage.
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Pernicious (adjective)
Definition
Something that causes great ham; evil; deadly.
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Languish (verb)
Definition
To be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
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Esteem (noun)
Definition
Favorable opinion or judgement; respect or regard.
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Boisterous (adjective)
Definition
Rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained.
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Wanton (adjective)
Definition
Done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably.
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Rank (adjective)
Definition
Having an offensively strong smell or taste.
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Wormwood (noun)
Definition
A bitter, aromatic plant, extremely unpleasant.
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