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9th ELA R&J
9th ELA Romeo&Juliet VOCABULARY #2
Question | Answer |
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WEARY | emotionally exhausted Benvolio) "Being one too many by my weary self " (pg 17) |
DEFIANCE | bold disobedience (BENVOLIO) “Which, as he breathed defiance to my ears” pg. 16 |
PERNICIOUS | having a harmful effect (PRINCE) "the fire of your pernicious rage" PG 15 |
PARTISAN | open contempt and also an old weapon (PRINCE) "to wield old partisans in hands as old" pg 15 and pg 16 |
PORTENTOUS | a threat or warming (MONTAGUE) "Black and portentious must this humor prove" pg 14 |
QUARREL | an angry argument or disagreement ((MONTAGUE) "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach? P14 |
VALIANT | showing courage and determination GREGORY) "To move is to stir, and to be valiant, is to stand pg. 13 |
AUGMENT | make something greater by adding to it (MONTAGUE) "With tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew" PG 17 |
ASSAIL | attacK (ROMEO) "Nor bideth' encounter of assailing eyes." PG 19 |
COVERT | secret (BENVOLIO) "and stole the covert of the wood PG 16 |
ADVERSARY | enemy (BENVOLIO) "Here were the servants of your adversary" PG 16 |
NUPTIALS | a wedding (CAPULET) "Tis since the nuptials of Lucentio" PG 30 |
VILE | disgusting (JULIET) "Was ever book containing such vile matter? PG 29" |
WANTON | immodest or promiscuous (ROMEO) "let wantons light of heartPG 27 |
CHOLER | anger (SAMPSON) "I mean, and we be in choler, we'll draw" PG 32 |
DISPOSITION | a persons quality of mind and character (LADY CAPULET) ""How stands your disposition to be married? PG 25 |
POSTERITY | descendants of a person (ROMEO) "Cut beauty off from all posterity PG 19 |
SOLEMNITY | being serious and dignified (TYBALT) To scorn at our solemnity. PG 31 |
SEVERITY | being severe or harsh ROMEO "For beauty starved with her severity PG 19 |
PROPAGATE | spread and promote (ROMEO) "Which thou wiil proprogate , to have to makem PG 18 |