romeo and juliet vocab

mutiny

an open rebellion against proper authorities or refusing to obey orders of person in authority

star-crossed

thwarted by bad luck

misadventured

an unfortunate incident

piteous

deserving or arousing pity

strife

angry disagreement over fundamental issues

toil

work extremely hard or exhausting physical labor

importune

harass someone persistently to do something

assail

make a concerted or violent attack on

tyrannous

someone who exerts their authority in a cruel or oppressive way

beseem

befit, seem

forswear

agree to give up or do without something

propagate

spread and promote widely or breed specimens by natural processes from parent stock

partisan

strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

interchange

exchange with each other

transgression

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct

pernicious

having harmful effect in a gradual, subtle way

augment

make greater by adding to it

posterity

all future generations of people

portentous

done seriously to impress or a warning that something big will happen

invocation

the action of invoking something/someone for assistance or as an authority

consort

a wife, husband, or companion in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch

discourse

written or spoken communication or debate

entreat

asking someone to do something

enmity

the state of being actively opposed/hostile to something

perverse

to behave in a way that is unacceptable even with the consequences

repose

a state of calm

baleful

menacing, threatening harm

sallow

unhealthy color, pale

lamentable

to be regretted/lamented

apt

appropriate in the circumstances

haste

excessive speed of action

garish

very bright in an unattractive showy way

carrion

the decaying flesh of dead animals

dote

be extremely and uncritically fond of

lamentation

the passionate expression of grief or sorrow

beseech

ask urgently to do something

appertaining

relate to

abhor

regard with disgust and hatred

bandy

curved legs to be wide apart at knees

vestal

relating to Roman Goddess Vesta

effeminate

having characteristics and ways of behaving traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man

rouse

to wake someone up or make excited

enjoin

to instruct/urge someone to do something

orison

a prayer

dirge

a lament for the dead

ordained

make someone a priest or minister

immoderate

not sensible or restrained

prorogue

discontinue a session of a parliament without dissolving it

surcease

the process of being brought to the end

abate

become less intense or widespread

behest

a person's orders or command

prostrate

lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward

pestilent

destructive to life

inundation

a flood