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Act 5 Vocab.
Romeo and Juliet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apothecary | a person who prepares and sells medicines. |
| Cull | to select; gather |
| Penury | poverty |
| Disperse | to scatter in various directions. |
| Canopy | a rooflike covering held or fastened above a person or thing for protection or decoration. |
| Mattock | a digging tool similar to a pickax. |
| Detestable | hateful |
| Gorge | to eat greedily. |
| Morsel | a small amount. |
| Vengeance | the act of punishing another (or desire to do so) in return for an injury or wrong. |
| Apprehend | to capture/ to understand |
| Felon | criminal |
| Peruse | to read; study |
| Inter | to bury |
| Amorous | loving/ in love |
| Abhor | to look at with horror. / to hate intensely. |
| Paramour | a lover |
| Unsavory | offensive; disagreeable. |
| Discern | to see clearly |
| Sepulcher | a burial chamber; tomb. |
| Dispose | to arrange or settle some important business. |
| Restorative | something that brings back life or strength. |
| Conspire | to act together secretly, usually to commit a crime. / to plot or plan something. |
| Ambiguity | something that has to or more meanings. / mystery |
| Direful | frightful |
| Tedious | tiresome |
| Devise | to plan or create something. |
| Discord | a conflict or disagreement. / a combination of harsh tones sounded together. |
| Enmity | hostility |