Vocab List Romeo & Juliet Act 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Belligerent | warlike attitude, fondness for fighting, aggressively hostile |
| Flourish | To grow or develop with vigor; do well; thrive |
| Pernicious | that will destroy or rui; causing great harm or damage; fatal; deadly |
| Adversary | Antagonist; enemy |
| Portentous | Indicating evil to come; ominous; threatening |
| Augment | to make or become greater in size or degree; increase or enlarge |
| Importune | to ask urgently or repeatedly; annoy with pressing demands |
| Transgression | a violation of a law, command, or duty; a sin |
| Propagate | to increase in number or intensity |
| Discreet | showing wise self-restraint in speech and behvior, having or showing good judgment; wisely cautious |
| Siege | The surrounding of a fortified place by enemy forces trying to capture it |
| Assail | to attack with hostile words, arguments or abusive language |
| Posterity | generations of the future |
| Anguish | Severe physical pain; great suffering |
| Heretic | Person who maintains opinions or doctrines on any subject contrary to those gerenrally accepted as authoritive |
| Disposition | One's habitual way of acting towards others or thinking about things |
| Beseech | to ask earnestly; beg; implore |
| Nimble | Active and sure footed; light and quick; agile; quick to understand; clever |
| Boisterous | noisily cheerful; rough and noisy |
| Visage | a face |
| Revel | to take great pleasure; to enjoy imensely |
| Nuptials | wedding or wedding ceremonies |
| Disparge | to discredit; to speak bad about someone |
| Semblance | Outward apprearance |
| Saucy | showing lack of respect; imprudent; rude |
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