Unit 4: Novel Study: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Acts 3–5

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  1. effeminate
    lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
  2. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  3. proceeding
    a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  4. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  5. vile
    morally reprehensible
  6. exile
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
  7. fickle
    marked by erratic changeableness in affections
  8. inundation
    an overwhelming number or amount
  9. treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
  10. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  11. bound
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
  12. lamentable
    bad; unfortunate
  13. advance
    move forward
  14. contrary
    exact opposition
  15. redress
    a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
  16. presage
    indicate by signs
  17. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  18. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  19. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  20. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  21. inauspicious
    boding ill
  22. contradict
    be in opposition to
Created on Mon Nov 30 13:03:59 EST 2020 (updated Wed Dec 02 15:58:17 EST 2020)

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