Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary
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PreAP/IB
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Appertaining [verb] To belong
as a proper function or part of; relating to.
[In U.S. History class, students study information appertaining to the United States].
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Beguiled [verb] To deceive by guile
or craftiness.
[The man was beguiled by the attractive woman].
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Benefice [noun]A church office
or position endowed with fixed capital assets.
[The archbishop’s benefice afforded him many luxuries.]
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Beseech [verb] To request
earnestly.
[The businessman beseeched his boss for a raise].
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Boisterous [adjective]Rough and
stormy; violent.
[The wind was boisterous, throwing the world into fluttering confusion.]
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Consort [noun] A companion
or partner.
[John Lennon and Paul McCartney were songwriting consorts].
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Cull [verb]To gather; to
collect.
[Steven culled his stamps for his stamp collection from all over the world.]
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Drudge [noun] A person who does
tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.
[Toiling in the depths of the earth, the coal miner often felt like a drudge when doing his difficult and unpleasant job].
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Enmity [noun] Deep-seated, often
mutual hatred.
[Though once the best of friends, there is now a deep sense of enmity between Chris Brown and Rihanna].
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Inundation [noun] The state of
being covered with water; being overwhelmed.
[The small town suffered an inundation by the flash flood].
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Invocation [noun] An incantation used
in conjuring.
[During the ancient Native American ceremony, the shaman performed an invocation of the Spirit of Mother Earth].
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Languish [verb]To become weak or
feeble.
[When I grow old and languish, I am thankful that caring and responsible people like Jori Flood will be there to help me.]
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Mantle [noun] A cloak.
[The figure was not easily seen, covered in a dark mantle].
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Orison [noun] A prayer.
[The muslim man offered up his orison to the heavens.]
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Penury [noun] A state of
destitution; experiencing extreme want.
[The migrant woman grimly faced penury, not having prospects for food, clothing, or shelter.]
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Pernicious [adjective]Evil; wicked.
[Mr. Rustin sometimes drifts off with a pernicious grin on his weird face….at these times, don’t bother him.]
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Poultice [noun] A soft, moist mass
of bread, meal, clay or other substance.
[After slicing his leg open on a jagged rock during his rock climb, the man quickly placed a poultice of grass over his wound].
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Presage [noun] An omen.
[She didn’t need a crystal ball to see the future; the presage in her mind helped her to see the shape of things to come. ]
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Prorogue [verb] To defer or
postpone.
[Mr. Rustin has a horrible habit of proroguing tasks that should be done immediately.]
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Rancor [noun] Bitter, deep-
seated ill will.
[The look of rancor on his face said it all – it was easy to tell the man was bitter about life].