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Vocab List 9
Romeo and Juliet
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Choler | n. anger; irritability ants: happiness, joy |
| Propagate | v. to make widely known; publicize ants: to keep secret, conceal, to keep unknown |
| Chastity | n. the condition or quality of being pure or morally pure in thought and action ants: immorality, promiscuity, impurity |
| Adversary | n. an opponent; an enemy ants: ally, colleague, friend |
| Pernicious | adj. tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly; evil; wicked ants: fairness, beneficial |
| Oppression | n. arbitrary and cruel exercise of power; a feeling of being heavily weighed down in mind or body ants: liberation, freedom, emancipation |
| Mar | v. to inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on; n. a disfiguring mark; a blemish |
| Languish | LANGUISH v. to be or become weak or feeble; to remain unattended or be neglected; to become downcast ants: to strengthen, to make powerful, to make energetic |
| Fortnight | n. a period of fourteen days; two weeks |
| Esteem | v. to regard with respect; prize; to regard as; to consider |
| Disposition | n. one’s usual mood; temperament; a tendency; a habitual inclination |
| Amble | v. to walk slowly or leisurely; stroll; n. an unhurried or leisurely walk |
| Boisterous | adj. rough and stormy; violent; loud, noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline ants: quiet, subdued, sedate, calm, disciplined |
| Anon | adv. at another time; later ants: earlier, promptly |
| Revel | v. to take great pleasure or delight in; make merry; n. a boisterous party ants: to be disgusted, to dispise, to loathe |
| Fathom | v. to comprehend; to understand; to interpret ants: misunderstand, misconstrue |
| Disparage | v. to speak of in a slighting way; belittle; to reduce in rank or esteem ants: to encourage, to praise, to exalt |
| Procure | v. to get by special effort; to obtain or acquire |
| Rancor | n. bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will ants: love, adoration, admiration |
| Semblance | n. an outward or token appearance; a copy; the barest trace |
| Loathe | v. to dislike (someone or something) greatly; to abhor ants: to love, to like, to adore, to admire |
| Conjure | v. to summon (as in a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power; to call or bring to mind; evoke |
| Visage | n. the face or facial expression of a person; appearance; aspect |
| Nuptial | adj. of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony; n. a wedding ceremony, usually plural |
| Inconstant | adj. changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason; fickle; faithless ants: constant, consistent, chaste |
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