Romeo and Juliet SAT Vocab

ambiguous

Having more than one meaning; unclear or uncertain.

ascend

To move upward or rise from a lower station.

augment

To make something greater or to supplement

baleful

destructive; deadly.

beguile

To deceive or mislead someone, often by using charm or persuasion.

boisterous

rowdy, rough, and stormy

calamity

A serious event that causes distress or misfortune.

dirge

A funeral hymn or a lament.

disparage

To degrade or speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner.

dissemble

To disguise or pretend.

engrossed

Completely occupied or absorbed in something.

enmity

Intense or absolute hatred.

entreaty

A plea or an earnest request.

feint

A false appearance or a fake punch used to distract and deceive.

inauspicious

Unfavorable or unlucky.

inundate

To flood or overflow with a large amount of something.

lament

To mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner.

obsequious

Overly attentive, like a sycophant, or servile in nature.

penury

Extreme poverty or destitution.

perjury

The act of giving false testimony under oath.

pernicious

Very destructive or harmful; deadly.

portent

A sign or forewarning of something to come.

posterity

Future generations or all descendants of a person.

prate

To talk idly or foolishly at great length.

presage

Something that foreshadows a future event or foreknowledge of the future.