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Romeo and Juliet Voc
Act1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Valiant | Brave |
| Fray | Fight |
| Profaner | Someone who treats sacred things with contempt |
| Pernicious | Destructive or deadly |
| Forfeit | Something someone must give up for breaking the law or rules of a game |
| Adversary | Opponent or enemy |
| Portentous | threatening |
| Transgression | breaking of the law |
| Assail | attack violently |
| Anguish | great mental or physical suffering |
| Languish | To become weak |
| Counsel | Advice |
| Waddle | Walk with short steps that cause the body to sway from side to side |
| Disposition | Settlement |
| Esteem | High rank |
| Oppression | Something that weighs heavily on the mind body and senses |
| Boisterous | Stormy violent |
| Alderman | Member of the city government |
| Athwart | Across |
| Nuptial | Wedding |
| Rapier | A long, slender, two edged sword |
| Endure | To last |
| Intrusion | An uninvited or illegal entry |
| Convert | To change into another form or thing |
| Trespass | To enter someones property or land without permission |
| Conjure | To appeal |
| Invocation | Serious request |
| Perjury | Telling of a lie while swearing to tell the truth |
| Variable | Changeable |
| Idolatry | Extreme devotion to a person or thing |
| Repose | To lie at rest |
| Procure | To get |
| Rite | Religious or other formal ceremony |
| Prate | To chatter |
| Fain | Gladly |
| Herald | Person or thing that announces future things to come or news |
| Vile | Disguisting |
| Dexterity | Skill |
| Tributary | Stream flowing into a river |
| Banishment | Exile |
| Calamity | Disaster |
| Prevail | To succeed |
| Reconcile | Expect or agree to something |
| Commend | To give regards or good wishes to someone |
| Tidings | News |
| Beseech | To ask seriously |