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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary
Vocabulary Words {Lesson} to know for R & J
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English
9th Grade
11/03/2009

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Inconstant
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likely to change frequently without apparent/valid reason
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Languish
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feeble, weak; loss of physical, mental, or moral vigor
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Prodigious
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resembling or befitting a prodigy
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Exquisite
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marked by flawless craftsmenship, or by beautiful, igenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
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Posterity
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all future generations
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Exposition
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setting forth of the meaning or purpose; speech used to explain something
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Intercession
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prayer, petition, entreaty, or meditation in favor of another
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Absolution
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a remission of sins pronounced by a preist; the act of being freed from guilt or blame
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Idolatry
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the worsip of a physical object as a god; extreme attachment or devotion to something
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Invocation
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asking for help or support
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Quibble
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a small disagreement or tiny argument
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Perjury
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a lie, a false swearing under [an] oath
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Eloquence
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speech that is forceful and persuasive
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Discourse
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the capacity of orderly thought or procedure (rationallity); speech
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Lamentation
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an act or instance of greiving, showing sorrow, or regreting
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Behest
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an authoritive order; urgent prompting;or commanding
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Distraught
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agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain; mentally deranged
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Resolve
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fixity of purpose; something that is resolved
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Inundation
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covering with a floood, overwhelming
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Counsel
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advice given; policy or plan of aciotn or behavior
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Ambiguity
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the quality or state of being uncertain
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Obsequies
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funeral or burial rites
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Inexorable
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not to be persuaded, mved, or stopped
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Pestilence
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contagious or infectuous epidemic disease that is violent and devastating; plague, something destructive
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Penury
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cramping and oppressive lack of resources; extreme poverty
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