Romeo and Juliet SAT Vocab

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ambiguous

Having more than one meaning; unclear or uncertain.

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ascend

To move upward or rise from a lower station.

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augment

To make something greater or to supplement

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baleful

destructive; deadly.

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beguile

To deceive or mislead someone, often by using charm or persuasion.

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boisterous

rowdy, rough, and stormy

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calamity

A serious event that causes distress or misfortune.

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dirge

A funeral hymn or a lament.

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disparage

To degrade or speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner.

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dissemble

To disguise or pretend.

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engrossed

Completely occupied or absorbed in something.

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enmity

Intense or absolute hatred.

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entreaty

A plea or an earnest request.

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feint

A false appearance or a fake punch used to distract and deceive.

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inauspicious

Unfavorable or unlucky.

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inundate

To flood or overflow with a large amount of something.

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lament

To mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner.

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obsequious

Overly attentive, like a sycophant, or servile in nature.

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penury

Extreme poverty or destitution.

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perjury

The act of giving false testimony under oath.

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pernicious

Very destructive or harmful; deadly.

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portent

A sign or forewarning of something to come.

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posterity

Future generations or all descendants of a person.

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prate

To talk idly or foolishly at great length.

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presage

Something that foreshadows a future event or foreknowledge of the future.