Romeo & Juliet Vocab

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Pernicious

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Having harmful effect subtly

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Portentous

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Threatening, menacing

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Tyranny

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When one has absolute power, dictatorship

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Transgression

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An act against the law, crime

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Merit

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Good quality, worthiness

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Anguish

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Agony, pain, torment, torture, suffering

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Languish

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Weaken, Fade away, neglected

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Peril

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Danger, Risky

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Content

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Satisfied, In a state of peaceful happiness

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Disparage

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Undervalue, little worth

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Semblance

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Appearance

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Mutiny

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Rebellion, Revolt

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Scathe

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Harm or injure

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Invocation

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To call for, to apply

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Envious

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Jealous

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Enmity

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The state or feeling of being hostile to someone/thing

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Perjury

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Lying under oath, making false statements

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Boundless

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Limitless, unlimited

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Substantial

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Real, True

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Bondage

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The state of being a slave, slavery

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Vile

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Extremely unpleasant

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Revolt

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Rebel, Rise up, Mutiny

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Predominant

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Main, most important, primary

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Chide

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Scold, Rebuke, Yell at

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Drudgery

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Hard Work

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Toil

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Exhausting physical labor

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Grievance

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A complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair

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Slander

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A false statement damaging someone's reputation

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Aspire

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Desire, dreaming of

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Eloquence

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Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

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Lamentation

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The passionate expression of sorrow, crying

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Enamored

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To have a feeling for love, in love with

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Loathe

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Feel intense dislike for

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Inundate

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To overload/overwhelm someone with things to deal with

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Beseech

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To ask someone urgently to do something

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Wayward

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Difficult to predict because of unusual behavior, stubborn, headstrong

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Pensive

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Engaged in serious thought, thoughtful, contemplative

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Solace

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Comfort in a time of sadness or distress

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Beguile

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Trick someone into doing something

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Meager

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Lacking in quantity or quality

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Abhor

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Disgust, Hatred, Despise, Hate

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Inauspicious

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Unpromising,unlucky

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Purge

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To get rid of something unwanted

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Imprudent

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Not having good judgement

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Habitual

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Doing constantly, persistent