Romeo and Juliet vocab acts 1-3

valiant

possessing or acting with bravery or boldness (adj.)

Profaner

One who shows disrespect or contempt (n.)

Fray

noisy fight (n.)

rapier

a straight 2-edged sword with a narrow-pointed blade (n.)

pernicious

highly injurious or destructive (adj)

forfeit

to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime

adversary

one that opposes, or resists (enemy) (n.)

portentous

Promising bad fortune (adj.)

transgression

Wrongdoing or sin (n.)

assailing

to attack violently (v.)

languish

to be or become feeble, weak, or fatigued (v.)

nupitial

of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony (adj.)

conjure

to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly (v.)

invocation

the act or process of petitioning for help or support (n.)

perjury

the voluntary violation of a promise by lying (n.)

variable

able or apt to differ (adj.)

idolatry

the worship of a physical object as a god (n.)

repose

a state of resting after exertion or strain (n.)

procure

to obtain (something) by particular care and effort (v.)

rite

a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony (n.)

wanton

spoiled, playful child (adj.)

dexterity

readiness and grace in physical activity (n.)

tributary

a stream feeding a larger stream or a lake (n.)

banishment

to require by authority to leave a country (v.)

vile

morally despicable or abhorrent (adj.)

prevail

to overcome through strength or superiority (v.)

calamity

a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering (n.)

reconcile

to restore to friendship or harmony (v.)

commend

to entrust for care or preservation (v.)

beseech

to beg for urgently or anxiously (v.)

tidings

a piece of news (n.)

herald

an official at a tournament of arms that makes announcements (n.)