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Romeo & Juliet Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Profaners | those who have an irreverence for that which is sacred / not devoted to religion or holy things |
| Pernicious | evil; wicked - especially in a harmful way |
| Augmenting | to make something (already developed) greater; to increase or intensify |
| Portentous | foreboding; menacing or threatening |
| Transgression | Transgression - a violation of a law, command, or duty |
| Posterity | Posterity - future generations |
| Languish | Languish - to become weak or feeble |
| Heretics | Heretics - a person who holds controversial opinions, especially towards religious beliefs |
| Esteem | Esteem - regard with respect |
| Obscured | Obscured - indistinctly heard; faint; hidden or concealed |
| Boisterous | Boisterous - rough & stormy; violent |
| Alderman | Alderman - a member of the municipal legislative body; someone who works for the government. |
| Beneface | Beneface - a church office endowed with fixed capital assets; someone who gets paid a certain amount for working at the church |
| Purged | Purged - to free from impurities; to get rid of |
| Loathed | Loathed - to dislike someone or something greatly |
| Invocation | Invocation - an incantation used for conjuring; summoning a supernatural being |
| Envious | Envious - feeling, expressing, or characterized by envy; jealousy |
| Discourse | Discourse - to narrate or discuss |
| Enmity | Enmity - deep seated, often mutual hatred |
| Impute | Impute - to attribute; credit, usually wrongly |
| Predominant | Predominant - most common or conspicuous |
| Chide | Chide - to express disapproval; get onto someone |
| Rancor | Rancor - bitter / bitterness; having ill feelings towards someone |
| Lamentable | Lamentable - to express grief for or about; usually over a death or loss |
| Poultice | Poultice - a soft, moist mass of bread, meal, clay or other substance; a medical dressing |
| Drudge | Drudge - a person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work |