Unit 7 Vocab: Romeo and Juliet

beguile

(v.) charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

disparagement

(n.) an insult that belittles or damages someone’s reputation

scathe

 (v.) to attack with severe criticism, harm or injury

profane

(v.) to treat something holy with disrespect

valor

(n.) bravery; courage

enamored

(v.) to be in love with

digress

(v.) to get off topic

calamity

(n.) a disaster or catastrophe

capricious

(adj.) characterized by unpredictable changes in attitude or behavior; fickle

fray

 (n.) fight

augment

(v.) to increase or enhance

portentous

(adj.) ominous, threatening  OR
portent (n)a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen

pernicious

(adj.) deadly; fatal

mar

(v.) to damage, disfigure or scar

beseech

(v.) to beg or plead

toil

(n.) hard work, labor

or (v) to work hard

posterity

 (n) all future generations of people

jocund

(adj) cheerful, lighthearted

vexed

(adj) (of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic or annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

abhor

(v.) regard with disgust and hatred