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R&J Act III

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addle v. to make or become confused (addled)
adversity n. great affliction or hardship; a misfortune
affliction n. the cause of physical or mental suffering (afflict)
calamity n. a disaster; great distress or misfortune
carrion n. dead, rotting flesh
conduit n. a channel or pipe for conveying fluids, as water; a tube or duct through which electric wires or cables pass
digress v. to wander or turn away from the main subject in a discourse [digression]
dissemble v. to conceal the true nature of; to make a pretense of simulate [dissembled, dissembling]
enamoured v. captivated by; in love with (used in conjunction with 'with')
fiend n. an evil spirit; a demon; a diabolically evil person [fiendish]
lamentation n. the act of expressing sorrow or regret; mourning [lament, lamentable]
mangle v. to disfigure or mutilate by battering, cutting or tearing; to spoil or ruin through ineptitude or ignorance. n. a machine that presses laundry
martial adj. of, relating to, or like war; of, relating to, or associated with the armed services
minion n. a servile dependent or follower; someone who is much favored; a subordinate, as in an organization
purgatory n. (Roman Catholic Church) an intermediate state in which the souls of those who have died in grace must atone for their sins before attaining heaven; a place of temporary punishment or suffering
ravening v. eating up; devouring (mostly archaic)
sojourn v. to stay in a place for a time
spleen n. ill will, malice; an organ for filtering and storing blood [splenetic]
stratagems n. a military maneuver intended to surprise or deceive an enemy; a deception
usurer n. one who lends money at an excessive interest rate [usurious]
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