romeo and juliet quiz vocabulary

mutiny

(n.) open rebellion against constituted authority

(v.) engage in mutiny against an authority

pernicious

(adj.) exceedingly harmful

importune/beseech

(v.) beg persistently and urgently

assail

(v.) attack someone physically or emotionally

chaste

(adj.) avoid unlawful sexual intercourse, morally pure

trifling

(adj.) not worth considering

prodigious

(adj.) far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

invocation

(n.) the act of appealing for help, a prayer asking God’s help as a part of a religious service

consort

(v.) keep company with, hang out with

enmity

(n.) a state of deep-seated ill-will, the feeling of a a hostile person

baleful

(adj.) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

intercession

(n.) the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.), a prayer to God on behalf of another person

chide

(v.) condemn severely or angrily

dote

(v.) shower with love; show excessive affection for

rancor

(n.) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

friar

(n.) a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

confidence

(n.) a secret that is confided or entrusted to another, a trustful relationship