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Romeo and Juliet
Vocabulary from Act 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| partisan | A weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries |
| covert | secret, concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy |
| pernicious | very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental |
| portent | a sign or forewarning; omen, warning |
| galling | very irritating, vexing, bitter |
| wanton | immoral, lewd, licentious |
| accord | agreement, state of harmony, concur |
| virtuous | having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble |
| disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner, to belittle |
| profane | showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate, desecrate or defame |