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Romeo & Juliet
Vocab from the book.
22
General Vocab
9th Grade
05/01/2008

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Mellifluous
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(adj.) flowing in a sweet or smooth manner
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Voracious
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(adj.) consuming or eager to consume large amounts of food, ravenous
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Surreptitious
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(adj.) secret and stealthy
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Virulent
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(adj.) extremely infectious, harmful or poisonous
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Profane
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(adj.) marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred
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Pernicious
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(adj.) deadly, destructive
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Augment
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(verb) to make or become greater in size
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Portentous
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(adj.) of or constitution of an omen
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Importune
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(verb) beset by constant requests
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Propagate
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(verb) to make known or publicize
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Purge
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(verb) to purify, especially of sin
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Vex
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(verb) to annoy or bother
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Languish
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(verb)to lose strength or vigor
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Heretic
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(noun) a person who holds unorthodox opinions
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Visage
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(noun) the face or facial expression of a person
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Visage
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(noun) the face or facial expression of a person
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Antic
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(noun) a ludicrous act or gesture
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Disparage
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(verb) to belittle or speak of in a slighting way (to diss!)
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Scathing
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(adj. or verb)harshly critical, harmful or painful
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Enmity
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(noun) deep-seated often mutual hatred
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Prodigious
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(adj.) impressively great in size
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Inconstant
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(adj.) changing, especially often and erratically
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