Romeo & Juliet Vocabulary

Quarrel

An angry argument or disagreement.

Spite

A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone.

Quench

To satisfy thirst or extinguish a fire.

Brawl

A noisy fight or disturbance involving multiple people.

Visage

A person's face, often used to refer to its features or expression.

Boisterous

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.

Disparage

To regard or represent as being of little worth; to belittle.

Augment

To make something greater by adding to it; to increase.

Strife

(n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle

Disposition

A person's general or natural mood; tendency

Vain

having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Judicious

(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

Chide

to scold

Rancor

extreme hatred or ill will

Peril

serious and immediate danger

Beseech

to beg

Perjury

lying under oath

Procure

to obtain through special effort; to bring about

Perverse

(adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper

Impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

Discord

disagreement

Aspired

to aim at high things

Dexterity

Skill and grace in physical movement

Amorous

Expressing love or the state of being in love

Garish

glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way

Calamity

a serious event causing distress or misfortune

Prevails

controls; dominates

Valor

heroic courage; bravery

Decreed

officially ordered

Abhors

scorns; hates