Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary

pernicious

tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly

augment

to increase in size, amount, degree, or severity

propagate

to cause to extend to a broader area or large number; spread

assail

to attack violently with blows or words

inexorable

not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless

portentous

ominous; of or relating to foreshadowing

conjure

to summon by invocation

consort

associate; group of singers

entreat

to plead with; beg

impute

to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to

repose

to be at rest\

procure

to get possession of; obtain

intercession

the act of intervening between two opposing parties

rancor

bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will

enmity

hatred

effenminate

having feminine qualities untypical of a male

adversity

hardship; difficulty; misfortune

sojourn

a journey or trip

abhor

to loathe; to regard wwith extreme repugnance

inundation

overflow; to cover with water, especially floodwaters

foreboding

predicting harm and evil

arbitration

a decision or determination

prostrate

prone; lying flat; overcome

solace

comfort

beguile

to lead by deception; trick

aside

line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on stage

soliloquy

a dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener

motif

a current thematic element in an artistic or literary work