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Romeo and Juliet
Acts I and II Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| valiant | brave |
| fray | brawl, fight |
| profaner | one who treats sacred things with contempt |
| pernicious | vindictive and wicked |
| forfeit | something a person must give up as punishment for breaking the law or rules of a game |
| adversary | enemy |
| portentous | threatening |
| transgression | the breaking of a law |
| assail | attack violently |
| anguish | great mental or physical suffering |
| languish | to become weak; persistent disease |
| counsel | advice |
| waddle | to walk with short steps that cause the body to sway from side to side |
| disposition | a settlement |
| esteem | high rank |
| oppression | something that weighs heavily on the mind, body, or senses |
| boisterous | stormy; violent |
| alderman | city ruler; a member of the city government |
| athwart | across |
| nuptial | a wedding ceremony |
| rapier | a small sword; 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 another’s property or land without permission |
| conjure | to appeal to earnestly |
| invocation | a serious request |
| perjury | the 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 | a religious or other formal ceremony |
| prate | to chatter |
| fain | gladly |
| herald | a person or thing that announces important news or events to come |
| wanton | unrestrained |