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Romeo & Juliet
Act 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apothecary | a person who prepares and sells drugs |
| Cull | to select |
| Penury | poverty |
| Disperse | to scatter in various directions |
| Canopy | a roof-like covering held or fastened above a person or thing for protection or decoration |
| Mattock | a digging tool similar to a pickax |
| Detestable | hateful |
| Gorge | to eat greedily |
| Morsel | a small amount |
| Vengeance | the act of punishing another in return for an injury or wrong |
| Apprehend | to capture |
| Felon | criminal |
| Peruse | to read |
| Inter | to bury |
| Amorous | loving |
| Abhor | to look at with horror |
| Paramour | lover |
| Unsavory | offensive |
| Discern | to see clearly |
| Sepulcher | burial chamber |
| Dispose | to arrange or settle some important business |
| Restorative | something that brings back life and strength |
| Conspire | to act together secretly, usually to commit a crime |
| Ambiguity | something that has 2 or more meanings |
| Direful | frightful |
| Tedious | tiresome |
| Devise | to plan or create something |
| Discord | conflict or disagreement |
| Enmity | hostility |