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Romeo and Juliet!
A stack of Romeo and Juliet vocabulary for Mrs. Davis's freshman English class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| solemnity (noun) | celebration |
| profane (adj.) | unholy, defiled, impure |
| rapier (noun) | a sword |
| trifling (adj.) | small, unimportant |
| saucy (adj.) | bold, impudent, insolent |
| enmity (noun) | hatred |
| shrift (noun) | confession |
| languish (verb) | to become less intense, to wane or abate |
| pernicious (adj.) | having a bad effort, damaging or detrimental |
| portentous (adj.) | ominous, threatening evil |
| prodigious (adj.) | marvelous, miraculous, wondrous |
| valiant (adj.) | brave, courageous, bold |
| assail (verb) | to attack with violent blows, to assault verbally |
| posterity (noun) | succeeding or future generations |
| jest (verb) | to joke, prank |
| impetuous (adj.) | capable of sudden action, emotion or violence, brash, impulsive |
| judicious (adj.) | possessing sound judgment, cautious, shrewd |
| garish (adj.) | marred by excessive ornamentation; gaudy |
| chide (verb) | to scold, rebuke, reprimand |
| kindred (adj.) | same kind |
| idolatry (noun) | extreme devotion or worship of a person or thing |
| invocation (noun) | a prayer like speech; also conjuring or calling up of spirits |
| rancor (noun) | feelings of ill will, hatred, enmity, animosity |
| repose (noun) | time when one can relax |
| dissembler (noun) | one who hides himself or puts on a false appearance |
| jocund (adj.) | cheerful, merry |
| puling (verb) | to whine, to whimper |
| agile (adj.) | well-balanced and quick on one’s feet, nimble |
| discord (noun) | lack of harmony |
| felon (noun) | criminal |
| beguile (verb) | to deceive or cheat |
| intercession (noun) | a plea on another’s behalf, a mediation |
| inundate (verb) | to overwhelm with something |
| shroud (noun) | cloth used to wrap a body for burial |
| resolve (noun) | firmness of purpose, determination |
| scourge (noun) | a major affliction or hardship |
| caitiff (noun) | mean, evil person |
| inter (verb) | bury |
| penury (adj.) | impoverished, poor |
| pestilence (noun) | epidemic |
| apothecary (noun) | druggist |
| presage (verb) | to predict |
| inauspicious (adj.) | not promising |
| sepulcher (noun) | tomb |
| aloof (adj.) | showing no interest, withdrawn, uninvolved |
| peruse (verb) | to survey |
| inexorable (adj.) | impossible to persuade, to change or halt |
| obsequies (noun) | funeral ceremonies |
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