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Romeo and Juliet #1
All vocab terms for set #1 of R & J. (For quiz 5/12)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civil | relating to citizens |
| adversary | a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy |
| augment | to make larger in number or size, to increase |
| beget | to breed or give life |
| beseech | to beg eagerly |
| chastity | abstention from sexual intercourse |
| courtier | an attendant at a royal court |
| flourish | to make dramatic, sweeping gestures |
| humor | a mood, a whim |
| posterity | succeeding or future generations |
| pernicious | destructive; deadly, causing harm |
| portentous | significant; momentous |
| scathe | to harm |
| conceive | to imagine |
| profane | characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things |
| feign | to act as if; to fake |
| idolatry | excessive adoration or devotion |
| inconstant | changeable; fickle |
| perjuries | lies; the willful giving of false testimony |
| rancor | hatred |