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Romeo and Juliet
vocabulary game
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| unwieldy | awkward, clumsy |
| lamentable | distressing, sad |
| waverer | one who changes or is unsteady |
| sallow | of a sickly, pale yellow complexion |
| vile | worthless, cheap, low |
| procure | get, obtain |
| variable | changeable, inconstant |
| cunning | cleverness, slyness |
| kinsmen | relatives, family |
| pernicious | causing great injury or ruin |
| augmenting | increasing, enlarging |
| grievance | complaint, injustice |
| transgression | wrongdoing, sin |
| heretics | those who hold to a belief opposed to the teachings of an established religion |
| gallant | brave and noble |
| fray | noisy fight |
| martial | military |
| agile | quick and easy of movement |
| exile | banishment |
| tedious | tiresome and boring |
| eloquence | speech that is vivid, forceful, graceful and persuasive |
| fickle | changeable |
| abhors | detests intensely, hates |
| pensive | thinking deeply or seriously |
| vial | a small bottle containing medicine or other liquids |
| enjoined | ordered |
| dismal | causing gloom or misery |
| loathsome | disgusting |
| pilgrimage | a long journey, usually to a religious shrine |
| scourge | a whip used for punishment |
| ambiguities | statements or events whose meanings are unclear |
| sepulcher | tomb |
| haughty | arrogant |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| remnants | leftovers, scraps |
| foreshadow | hints and preparation for later events |
| monologue | a long speech, addressed to other characters, rather than the audience |
| aside | a short remark, addressed to the audience |
| soliloquy | a speech in which a character, alone on stage, speaks directly to the audience |
| blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
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