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Romeo & Juliet
Act 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Valiant | brave |
| Fray | fight |
| Profaner | someone who treats sacred things with contempt |
| Pernicious | destructive or deadly |
| Forfeit | something a person must give up as punishment for breaking the law or rules of a game |
| Adversary | opponent or enemy |
| Portentous | threatening |
| Transgression | breaking of a law |
| Assail | attack violently |
| Anguish | great mental or physical suffering |
| Languish | 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 a city government |
| Athwart | across |
| Nuptial | wedding |
| Rapier | a long, slender sword |
| Endure | to last |
| Intrusion | an uninvited or illegal entry |
| Convert | to change into another form or thing |
| Trespass | to enter another's property or land without permission |