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WHHS Vocabulary #3
Romeo & Juliet #3
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| conspire | to plan secretly with someone |
| transgress | going beyond certain limits |
| unsavory | offensive, unclean, morally bad |
| shroud | burial cloth |
| dexterity | skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands |
| gallant | brave man who is charmingly attentive to women; heroic |
| haughty | disdainfully proud; snobbish |
| vial | a small container used especially for holding liquid medicines |
| fester | to develop pus; rot |
| prostrate | kneel or fall flat |
| wanton | a playful person (archaic) |
| solemnity | being formal, dignified |
| variable | changeable |
| abate | reduce, make less |
| augment | to increase or intensify |
| adversaries | enemies |
| purge | cleanse, forgive, absolve |
| reconcile | settle differences |
| bier | structure for coffin |
| dispose | kill, get rid of |