Set: Romeo and Juliet Vocab

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Term Definition
choler anger, irritability
pernicious causing great harm
covert a covered place or shelter; a hiding place
augmenting to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
importuned to plead or urge irksomely, often persistently
transgression a violation of a law, command, or duty
propagate to cause to extend to a broader area, to spread
gall bitterness of feeling, rancor
chastity virginity
forsworn to swear falsely, commit perjury
marred having the surface injured or disfigured; blemished by rough wear or injury
unattainted (untainted) of reputation
heretics a person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
wormwood a bitter tasting plant
dug breast
prolixity the state of being tediously prolonged, wordy
ambling an unhurried, leisurely walk
visage the face or facial expression of a person, countenance
wit senses
alderman a member of the municipal legislative body in a town or city
courtier an attendant at a soveriegn's court
benefice an ecclesiastical living and church preferment; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service
begot to cause to exist, produce
inconstant changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason
rapier a double-edged sword
wherefore for what purpose or reason, why
solemnity the trait of dignified seriousness
portly comfortably stout, corpulent
disparagement communication that belittles somebody or something
prodigious impressively great in size, force, or extent

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Creator chloejeng
Created April 27, 2008
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Tag english
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chloejeng : Changed covert → a covered jplace or shelter; a hiding place to covert → a covered place or shelter; a hiding place
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  1. unattainted (untainted) → of reputation - 5 misses
  2. augmenting → to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity - 2 misses
  3. propagate → to cause to extend to a broader area, to spread - 2 misses
  4. heretics → a person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church - 2 misses
  5. wit → senses - 2 misses
  6. benefice → an ecclesiastical living and church preferment; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service - 2 misses
  7. pernicious → causing great harm - 1 miss