ela exam vocab

Unfurnished

unprepared, incomplete, lacking

unfurnished

“ We shall be much _________ for this time.”

Loathsome

disgusting, repulsive

loathsome

“So early waking, what with __________ smells”

Detestable

hateful; deserving strong dislike

detestable

“most _________ Death, by the beguiled,”

Melancholy

sadness; depressed mood

melancholy

“ our instruments to _________ bells,”

Unhallowed

Not sacred, unholy, evil

unhallowed

“Stop thy ___________ toil, vile Montague!”

Menace

a threat, danger- something harmful or frightening

menace

“And fearfully did ________ me with death/ if I did stay to look on his intents.”

Lamentable

tragic, sorrowful, deserving grief or regret

lamentable

“ Ah, what an unkind hour/ Is guilty of this ___________ chance!”

Sepulcher

a tomb or burial place

sepulcher

“ The Stony entrance of the __________?”

Trudge

To walk wearily or with effort

trudge

“Twas no need, I throw, / To bid me ______.'“

Perilous

Dangerous

perilous

“ a _______ knock, and it cried bitterly.”

Portentous

a sign something bad will happen

portentous

“ black and _______ must this humour prove.”

Unattainted

pure or innocent

unattainted

“Go thither, and with _________ eye”

Driveling

silly or foolish talk

driveling

“ for this ________ love is like a great natural that runs lolling up and down…”

Heretics

people who go against accepted beliefs

heretics

“ transparent ______, be burnt for liars!”

Calamity

a great disaster or tragedy

Tidings

news or information

Epithet

a descriptive nickname for a character

foreshadowing

hints that something bad will happen later

Allusion

a reference to a myth, God, or story

simile/ epic simile

a comparison using like or as (often long)

Imagery

words that create a picture in the readers mind

Foreboding

a feeling that something bad will happen

foreboding

“ __________ filled in his heart”

Travail

hard work or suffering

travail

“ in ______, sobbing, gaining on the current, we rowed into the strait”

Beguiling

charming or tempting in a way that can trick someone.

beguiling

“ in her _______ voice, while on her loom “

Ardor

strong passion, excitement, or determination.

ardor

“ the lovely voices in _____”

Maelstrom

a situation of great confusion, danger, or chaos.

maelstrom

“ a whirling ________”

Contemptible

deserving of dislike or disrespect because of bad behavior.

contemptible

“ My hand and eye are sound, not so ________ as young men say.