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Acts I and II Vocabulary

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valiant   brave  
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fray   brawl, fight  
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profaner   one who treats sacred things with contempt  
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pernicious   vindictive and wicked  
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forfeit   something a person must give up as punishment for breaking the law or rules of a game  
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adversary   enemy  
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portentous   threatening  
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transgression   the breaking of a law  
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assail   attack violently  
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anguish   great mental or physical suffering  
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languish   to become weak; persistent disease  
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counsel   advice  
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waddle   to walk with short steps that cause the body to sway from side to side  
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disposition   a settlement  
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esteem   high rank  
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oppression   something that weighs heavily on the mind, body, or senses  
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boisterous   stormy; violent  
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alderman   city ruler; a member of the city government  
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athwart   across  
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nuptial   a wedding ceremony  
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rapier   a small sword; a long, slender two-edged sword  
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endure   to last  
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intrusion   an uninvited or illegal entry  
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convert   to change into another form or thing  
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trespass   to enter another’s property or land without permission  
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conjure   to appeal to earnestly  
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invocation   a serious request  
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perjury   the telling of a lie while swearing to tell the truth  
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variable   changeable  
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idolatry   extreme devotion to a person or thing  
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repose   to lie at rest  
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procure   to get  
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rite   a religious or other formal ceremony  
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prate   to chatter  
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fain   gladly  
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herald   a person or thing that announces important news or events to come  
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wanton   unrestrained  
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