Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary

Ambiguous

having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain

Ascend

to move upward, to rise from a lower station

Augment

to make greater or to supplement

Baleful

destructive, deadly

Beguile

to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm

Boisterous

rowdy, rough, and stormy

Calamity

a serious event causing distress or misfortune

Dirge

funeral hymn, lament

Disparage

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

Dissemble

to disguise, to pretend

Engrossed

completely occupied or absorbed

Enmity

absolute hatred

Entreaty

a plea, an earnest request

Feint

a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow

Inauspicious

unfavorable

Inundate

to flood, to overflow

Lament

to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

Obsequious

overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile

Penury

extreme poverty

Perjury

false testimony under oath

Pernicious

very destructive or harmful, deadly

Portent

a sign or forewarning

Posterity

future generations, all descendants of a person

Prate

to talk idly or foolishly at great length

Presage

something that foreshadows a future event, foreknowledge of the future

Profane

showing contempt toward sacred things

Prostration

a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome

Quench

to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid

Rancor

bitter deep -seated ill will, empty

Savory

appetizing

Supple

easily bent, elastic, pliable

Vexation

discomfort or distress

Virtuous

having excellent morals; righteous

Wanton

immoral, lewd