romeo and juliet act 2

invocation

n. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning

consort

v. keep company with

livery

n. a uniform especially worn by servants and chauffeurs

discourse

v. carry on a convo

entreat

v. ask for or request earnestly

doff

v. remove

enmity

n. a state of deep seated ill will

prorogue

v. hold back to a later time

fain

adv. in a willing manner

perverse

adj. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

impute

v. attribute or credit to

repose

n. freedom from activity

reel

v. walk as if unable to control ones movement

baleful

adj. deadly or sinister

intercession

n. a prayer to god on behalf of another person

homely

adj, plain and unprentious

sallow

adj. unhealthy looking

chide

v. scold or reprimand severely or angrily

dote

v. shower with love; show excessive affection for

rote

n. memorization by repetition

rancor

n. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will

wench

n. a young woman

lamentable

adj, bad; unfortunate

dowdy

adj. lacking in stylishness or taste

drivel

v. let saliva dribble from the mout

bauble

n. cheap showy jewelry or ornament

bawdy

adj. humorously vulgar

scruvy

adj. of the most contemptible kind

knave

n. a deceitful an unreliable scoundrel

friar

n. male member of a religious order originally relying on alms

abbey

n. a church or building associated with a monastery or convent

prate

v. speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly

sententious

adj. concise and full of meaning

herald

n. a person who announces important news

bandy

v. toss or strike a ball back and forth

feign

v. give a false appearance of

poultice

n. a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin

drudge

n. a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

contervail

v. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

gossamer

n. filaments from a web that was spun by a spider