Quizlet Act 4 Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary

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  1. abate: to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish
  2. behest: a command or order; a request (issued strongly); a directive
  3. charnel house: a burial vault for the remains of the dead
  4. cull: to pick out from others; select; to gather the choice things or parts from
  5. dirge: a funeral song or tune, expressing mourning in commemoration of the death
  6. immoderate: exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme
  7. kindred: a person's family or relatives
  8. lour: to frown, scowl, or look sullen; glower; to look negatively upon
  9. mandrake: a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form
  10. martyr: to torment or torture; to inflict great pain on
  11. ordain: to decree; give orders for; to order by virtue of superior authority
  12. orisons: prayers
  13. prorogue: to prolong or extend; to postpone or defer
  14. prostrate: overthrown, overcome, or helpless; utterly dejected or depressed; disconsolate
  15. rosemary: an evergreen shrub of the mint family, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine; a traditional symbol of remembrance
  16. shroud: a cloth or garment wrapped around a dead person for burial
  17. slander: a false statement spoken with the intent of harming the reputation of another
  18. solace: to comfort, console, or cheer; to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.)
  19. sullen: mournful; gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent (as in sullen, grey skies)
  20. surcease: to cease; to end; to discontinue