Romeo and Juliet Vocab

ambiguous

having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain

ascend

to move upward, to rise from a lower station

augment

to make greater or to supplement

baleful

destructive, deadly

beguile

to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm

boisterous

rowdy, rough, and stormy

calamity

a serious event causing distress or misfortune

dirge

funeral hymn, lament

disparage

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

dissemble

to disguise, to pretend

engrossed

completely occupied or absorbed

enmity

absolute hatred

entreaty

a plea, an earnest request

feint

a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow

inauspicious

unfavorable

inundate

to flood, to overflow

lament

to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

obsequious

overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile

penury

extreme poverty

perjury

false testimony under oath

pernicious

very destructive or harmful, deadly

portent

a sign or forewarning

posterity

future generations, all descendants of a person

prate

to talk idly or foolishly at great length

presage

something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future