Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary Act IV

Pensive (adj.)

deeply thoughtful. Sentence: She listened intently, looking pensive and doubtful about their calculations.

Vial (n.)

Small bottle containing medicine or other liquids. Sentence: The vial was filled with expensive perfume.

Enjoined (v.)

ordered. Sentence: The jurors were enjoined not to discuss the case.

Wayward (adj.)

headstrong. Sentence: The wayward boy did not listen to anyone and insisted on playing in the dirty puddle.

Dismal (adj.)

causing gloom or misery. Sentence: The dismal sight of his abandoned house made the old man sad.

Loathsome (adj.)

disgusting, detestable. Sentence: The loathsome smell of rotten eggs filled the laboratory.

Inundation (n.)

flood. Sentence: An inundation of rain water caused floods and mud-slides that swept away a large part of the town.

Arbitrating (v.)

deciding. Sentence: Students were arbitrating on what to choose as their class color.

Abate (v.)

lessen. Sentence: In about an hour the rainfall will abate and the street will get crowded with people once again.

Prostrate (v.)

lie face down in humble submission. Sentence: Romeo lay prostrate on the church floor overcome with grief when he realized he could not see Juliet any more.