English Romeo and Juliet

Augment (Hint big A)

To make it greater, larger, or more intense by increasing.

Consent

To give approval or permission for something to happen.

Disposition (Hint Dis)

The tendency to act in a certain manner, mood or general attitude about something.

Languish

To become dispirited, or weak, to diminish in strength or energy; to suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.

Mutiny

A revolt or open rebellion against a person or persons authority. 

Portenous

Something that foreshadows or warns of an upcoming unpleasant event

Strife

Bitter or violent conflict; angry disagreement over fundamental issues.

Transgression

An act or violation that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct.

Valiant (Hint Val-from outer banks)

Possessing or acting with bravery, boldness or determination.

Vex (Hint VexBolts)

To agitate, annoy, frustrate, or distress someone.

Virtuous

Having or showing high moral standards

Simile

A comparrison between 2 things using like of as (EX:

Her face turned as white as a ghost

Metaphor

Comparing two things that share one characteristic (without using like or as) :What a great performance! He was a shining star tonight on stage

personaficition

Technique writers use to add or give human qualities to nonhuman things

(A type of metaphor): The harsh sun glared down at me from the sk

Imagery

Using figurative language to create a picture with words for the reader

Alliteration

Repetition of a sound or letter as them being connected words

Anaphora

A repetition of a word or phrase at the begging of a successive clause

Assonance

Repetition of of vowel sounds in words that are closely related (opposite of consonance)

Consonance

Repetition of a constant sounds in a word that is closely related

Metonymy

When an object is referred by the name of another closely related item

 SYNECDOCHE

When you use the whole of something to refer to a small part OR when you use the part to refer to the whole thing

Synesthia

Describing one sensory moment (Smell, vision, touch, sound etc

allusion

Typically brief to a person, place or thing, event with the reader is familia

Apprehension

Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen, fear of the future

Bewildered

confused of perplexed

Dispersed

Spread out or distributed over a wide area

Furtive

Stealthy, sly, attempting to avoid notice or attention

Grave

Giving cause for alarm, serious, important, gloomy and sad

Inarticulate

Unable to express oneself clearly through speech

Indignation

Anger or annoyance at something wrong, unjust or unfair 

Lament

To regret something really strongly

Peril

Serious and immediate danger

Timid

Shy,  lacking courage and easily frightened

Tirade

A long emotional angry speech or criticism

Hiatus

A gap or interruption in continuity, a break or pause

Motif

A single or repeated design that is a decorative pattern

Affluent

extremely wealthy

Garrulous

Too talkative; Annoyingly wordy

Melee

A confused fight or scuffle

Trepidation

Nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation

Abhor

To hate

Acrid

Having an irritatingly strong taste or smell: angry, bitter

Frequently changing

Fickle

Incessant

Obsessive, continuing without a pause or interruption

Surly

Unfriendly or bad tempered

Epiphany

A moment of sudden realization or insight

Ponder

To wonder or to think about carefully

Squalid

Of a place) filthy or degraded as a result of neglect or lack of money