Romeo & Juliet Vocab Acts 1-3

valiant

adj; possessing or acting with bravery or boldness

profaner

noun; someone who treats (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt

fray

noun; a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute

rapier

noun; a straight 2-edged sword with a narrow pointed blade

pernicious

adj; highly injurious or destructive

forfeit

verb; to lose or to lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime

adversary

noun; one that contends with, opposes, or resists: an enemy or opponent

portentous

adj; eliciting amazement or wonder

transgression

noun; infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty (a sin)

assailing

verb; to attack violently

languish

verb; to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated

nuptial

adj; of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony

conjure

verb; to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly

invocation

noun; the act or process of petitioning for help or support

perjury

noun; the voluntary violation of an oath or vow; false swearing

variable

adj; able or apt to vary: subject to variation or changes

idolatry

noun; the worship of a physical object as a god

WORSHIPPING GOLDEN CALVES, PEOPLE, YOURSELF, SPORTS, AND INFLUENTIAL THING INSTEAD OF GOD

repose

noun; a state of resting after exertion or strain

procure

verb; to get possession of (something): to obtain (something) by particular care and effort

rite

noun; a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony

herald

noun; an official at a tournament of arms with duties including the making of announcements and the marshaling of combatants

wanton

adj; merciless, inhumane

dexterity

noun; readiness and grace in physical activity

tributary

noun; a streaming feeding a larger stream or a lake

banishment

noun; required by authority to leave a country

vile

adj; morally despicable or abhorrent

calamity

noun; a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering

prevail

verb; to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority

reconcile

verb; to restore to friendship or harmony

Commend

verb; to entrust for care or preservation

beseech

verb; to beg for urgently or anxiously

tidings

noun; a piece of news