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ROMEO & JULIET set 2
Love, romance and relationships
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| beauteous | beautiful, pleasing to the eye, or graceful |
| bounty | great generosity, a readiness to give gifts, or an act of kindness |
| cordial (adj) | heartfelt; sincere/honest; comforting |
| courtly | behaviour in a royal court, describing people or behavior that are polished, elegant, and refined |
| courtship | the process of wooing a woman for marriage and practising flattery. |
| devotion | religious piety, deep spiritual prayer, or an intense, sacred-like loyalty and commitment in romantic love. |
| favour | a token or gift of love, or general kindness and goodwill |
| idolatry | he religious sin of worshiping a false god |
| infinite | never ending; lasting |
| sonnet | a specific type of 14-line poem built with iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCDCDEFEFGG |
| suitor | a male who presents as a possible partner/husband- usually tries to win a female |
| unrequited | not returned or reciprocalted(love) |
| vestal | vergin (he term vestal (referring to Roman virgin priestesses of chastity) |