Romeo and Juliet Vocab

pernicious

exceedingly harmful

adversary

someone who offers opposition

fray

a noisy fight

portentous

ominously prophetic

shrift

the act of being shriven

unrequited

not returned in kind

chastity

abstaining from sexual relations

marred

blemished by injury or rough wear

extremity

a condition or state beyond the norm

boisterous

marked by exuberance and high spirits

visage

the human face

bode

indicated by signs

nuptial

of or relating to a wedding

rapier

a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

disparagement

a communication that belittles someone or something

pilgrim

someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of devotion

virtuous

morally excellent

idolatry

the worship of objects or images as god

Brine

water containing salt

lament

express grief verbally