ELA R&J Act 3-5 Vocab

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Braggart (n)

A loud, arrogant boaster

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Deceit (n)

An attempt or device to trick

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Disposition (n)

The tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances

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Eloquence (n)

Speech that is marked by force and persuasiveness

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Exile (n)

A situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country

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Fickle (adj)

Marked by lack of stability.

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Fray (n)

A usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute.

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Gallant (adj)

Brave and courageous

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Martial (adj)

Relating to an army or to military life.

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Vengeance (n)

The act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else.

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Dismal (adj)

Very bad or poor

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Enjoined (v)

Directed or ordered

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Leisure (n)

Time free from work or duties

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Loathsome (adj)

Causing feelings of hatred or disgust

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Pensive (adj)

Quietly sad or thoughtful

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Pilgrimage (n)

A journey to a special or unusual place often for religious reasons

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Subtly (adv)

Causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed

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Sullen (adj)

Gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

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Vial (n)

A very small glass or plastic container used for perfumes, medicines, etc

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Wayward (adj)

Stubborn or independent, not easily controlled

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Abhorred (v)

Regarded with extreme repugnance (hatred/disgust)

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Ambiguities (n)

Words or expressions that can be understood in two or more possible ways

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Haughty (adj)

Blatantly and disdainfully (arrogantly) proud

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Meager (adj)

Having little flesh/lacking in quality or quantity

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Obsequies (n)

Funeral or burial rites (ceremony)

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Penury (n)

The state of being very poor

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Remnants (n)

The part of something that is left when other parts are gone

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Scourge (n)

An instrument of punishment or criticism or to punish severely

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Sovereign (n)

One possessing or held to possess supreme political power

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Thwarted (v)

Opened successfully

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