Romeo and Juliet Vocab

civil

relating to citizens

adversary

a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy

augment

to make larger in number or size; to increase

beget

to breed or give life

beseech

to beg eagerly

chastity

abstention from sex

courtier

an attendent at a royal court

flourish

to make dramatic, sweeping gestures

humor

a mood; a whim

posterity

succeding or future generations

pernicious

destructive, deadly; causing harm

portentous

significant; momentous

scathe

to harm

conceive

to imagine

profane

characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principle or things

feign

to act as if; to fake

idolatry

excessive adoration or devotion

inconstant

changeable; fickle

perjuries

lies; the willful giving of false testimony

rancor

hatred

bedeck

to adorn; to clothe

chide

to express disapproval of; to scold

consort

to associate with or keep company

effeminate

womanly

forbear

to refrain or abstain from

martial

inclined to war; warlike

purgatory

a place of temporary punishment or suffering

tributary

contributing; adding to

bier

a funeral bed

pensive

reflective; thoughtful

redress

to set right what is wrong

stifle

to suppress or smother

warrant

to assure; to guarantee

inundate

to overwhelm with something

inter

to bury

penury

impoverished; poor

pestilence

a deadly epidemic disease

inauspicious

not prosperous; unfortunate

inexorable

unstoppable; unyielding; unalterable

sepulcher

a tomb or burial vault