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LH - R&J vocab
Helgerson - Romeo & Juliet comp. vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adversaries | enemies |
| disposition | temperament |
| esteem | high rank |
| forfeit | give up as punishment |
| languish | long or pine for |
| nuptial | wedding |
| oppression | heavy weight on mind |
| pernicious | deadly |
| rapier | long, slender sword |
| transgression | sin, going beyond certain limits |
| trespass | enter without permission |
| valiant | brave |
| augment | to increase or intensify |
| chaste | pure, decent, virtuous, virginal |
| exquisite | os special beauty or charm |
| grievance | a problem that causes resentment or complaints |
| warrant | to say something with conviction or extra meaning |
| purge | to cleanse, forgive, or absolve |
| solemnity | ceremony, rite; being formal or dignified |
| conjure | to bring to mind |
| idolatry | worship of idols |
| invocation | prayer |
| perjury | to lie under oath; false testimony |
| procure | to get or obtain |
| variable | changeable |
| wanton | reckless |
| banishment | exile |
| calamity | disaster |
| commend | to praise |
| dexterity | skill |
| prevail | to win over; triumph |
| reconcile | settle; reach agreement |
| vile | wicked |
| abate | to reduce or make less |
| array | orderly display |
| beguile | to trick or deceive |
| bier | a platform or structure for a coffin |
| dirge | funeral hymn |
| distraught | extremely worried or tense |
| fester | to rot or develop pus |
| prostrate | to fall face down; to kneel before someone |
| receptacle | container |
| shroud | a burial cloth |
| abhor | hate; detest; loathe |
| apothecary | druggist |
| amorous | loving |
| conspire | to secretly plan something with someone else |
| devise | to plan or think up |
| dispose | to kill or get rid of |
| felon | criminal |
| inter | to bury |
| paramour | lover |
| sepulcher | tomb |
| tedious | boring |
| unsavory | unclean; offensive; morally bad |