Acts I and II Vocabulary

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valiant

brave

fray

brawl, fight

profaner

one who treats sacred things with contempt

pernicious

vindictive and wicked

forfeit

something a person must give up as punishment for breaking the law or rules of a game

adversary

enemy

portentous

threatening

transgression

the breaking of a law

assail

attack violently

anguish

great mental or physical suffering

languish

to become weak; persistent disease

counsel

advice

waddle

to walk with short steps that cause the body to sway from side to side

disposition

a settlement

esteem

high rank

oppression

something that weighs heavily on the mind, body, or senses

boisterous

stormy; violent

alderman

city ruler; a member of the city government

athwart

across

nuptial

a wedding ceremony

rapier

a small sword; a long, slender two-edged sword

endure

to last

intrusion

an uninvited or illegal entry

convert

to change into another form or thing

trespass

to enter another’s property or land without permission

conjure

to appeal to earnestly

invocation

a serious request

perjury

the telling of a lie while swearing to tell the truth

variable

changeable

idolatry

extreme devotion to a person or thing

repose

to lie at rest

procure

to get

rite

a religious or other formal ceremony

prate

to chatter

fain

gladly

herald

a person or thing that announces important news or events to come

wanton

unrestrained

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