Act 1 Vocabulary Learning Activity Flashcards


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Pernicious

Harmful, dangerous

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Transgression

Violating a law or rule

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Grievance

When you think you have been wronged, this could have actually happened or have been imagined.

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Solemnity

Serious

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Posterity

Future generations

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Valiant

Showing courage

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Importune

Pester, bother

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Esteem

Respect, admiration

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Partisan

Strong supporter of a cause or party

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Chaste

Abstaining from love

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Profane

Something that isn't sacred

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Forswear

Agree to do without or give up

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Languish

(of a living thing) Getting weaker

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Augment

Increase, add

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Fray

(of a rope or fabric) unravel or worn at the edge

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Portentious

A warning of something bad to come

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Heretics

a person believing in or practicing religious heresy

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Tyrannous

Someone who exerts their power in an evil or cruel way

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Gall

Bold behavior

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Nuptials

a wedding