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VPP lesson eleven
| Word | Defenition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| avenge | to take vengeance | The person who was bit at was avenging himself by fighting the people that insulted him. |
| bewilder | to confuse | The people were not bewildered when a fight broke out in the square. |
| bristle | to become angry | If you bite your thumb at some one they will become bristle. |
| clemency | mercy | The man that stabbed the other man has no clemency. |
| elaborate | to express in greater detail | Romeo did not elaborate on who he loves. |
| gazebo | a small roofed building | The thing outside the hallway from Mr. Simons's office is a gazebo. |
| malady | an illness | Romeo is suffering from a malady in his heart. |
| mar | to damage | The fights in the city mar the people and how they get along. |
| obscure | little known, to dim | Romeo is obscure obout the person he loves. |
| obsolete | no longer valid or in use | Benvolio's questioning of Romeo is obsolete. |
| pretext | a professed purpose to hide the real reason | There may be a pretexed reason for the people of Verona to be fighting. |
| teem | to be full of things, to pour out | The spuare was teeming with people when the fight started. |
| translucent | permiting light to pass through, but not enough to allow a clear viewing of objects to the other side | The people of Verona don't have any glass that is transparent or even translucent. |
| transparent | permiting light to pass through to allow a clear viewing of objects to the other side | The people of Verona don't have any glass that is transparent or even translucent. |
| authoritarian | pertaining to absolute authority | The prince has authoritarian rule over the people. |