Romeo and Juliet – Act 3 Vocabulary – Flashcards
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doublet
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a close fitting jacket (sometimes worn with a short skirt, and a common dress for men during the Renaissance)
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bandy
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fighting or to throw or strike to and fro from side to side (a ball, in tennis, for example)
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truce
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a suspension of hostilities for a period for time; cease-fire (peace)
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naught
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nothing or worthless, evil
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vestal
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of or pertaining to the Roman goddess Vesta (goddess of the hearth); a characteristic of a chaste, pure virgin
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fickle
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not constant or loyal in affections; likely to change due to instability or irresolution
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livery
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a distinctive uniform; garb, attire, dress
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villain
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a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime
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cockatrice
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a fabled serpent that could kill with its glance
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beguile
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to influence through deception or mislead or to take away by cheating or deceiving
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unseemly
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inappropriate for time or place
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procure
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to obtain by care, effort, or the use of special means
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devise
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to contrive, plan or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas
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valor
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bravery, courage
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affliction
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a distressed or painful state; misery OR a cause of physical anguish
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wreak
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to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.)
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appertain
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to belong as a rightful attribute or part; pertain
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untimely
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not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed
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dissemble
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to give a false or misleading appearance to OR to conceal one's true motives
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doom
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fate, destiny OR pain or death
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commend
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to speak well or praise OR recommend
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minion
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a servile follower or subordinate
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consort
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to accompany or wait upon OR to combine to make music
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tempest
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a violent windstorm, usually accompanied by rain OR a violent disturbance
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dexterity
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a skill n using one's hands or body OR skill in using the mind; cleverness
