Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary: Acts 1-5

Practice flashcards containing vocabulary terms and definitions from Acts 1 through 5 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Augment

to increase or intensify

Adversary

opponent, foe, enemy

Chaste

virtuous decent, pure in style or manner, virginal

Exquisite

special beauty of charm

Forfeit

fine, penalty (n); to lose or be liable to lose as a result of a crim (v)

Grievance

problem causing resentment or complaint; grounds for complains or resentment

Pernicious

harmful, destructive, lethal

Warrant

to give adequate reasons for; to state with conviction

Purge

cleanse, forgive, absolve

Solemnity

being formal, dignified

Conjure

to charge, and treat, charm; to call upon or command a spirit using a spell.

Envious

full of jealousy of another person's possessions.

Peril

exposure to injury, risk, or danger.

Perverse

determined not to do what it's expected, contrary.

Procure

to obtain or get through effort.

Chide

to scold.; to find fault

Distemper

should put out of temper, to disturb, or sicken

Intercession

the act of pleading or asking something for another person.

Perjury

the act of swearing falsely.

Harold

messenger, (v.) to announce

Abroad

outside of normal home or territory.

Discover

to uncover, made known, reveal.

Exile

prolonged separation from one’s home or native country

Banish

to expel from a country or place by decree

Mangle

to spoil, disfigure, ruin, mar badly

Naught

wicked, ruined (n) nothing, zero

Tributary

furnishing or adding to aid, auxiliary, contributory

Purgatory

a place of temporary

Fickle

changeable casually, whimsical or inconstant emotionally

Unaccustomed

unusual

Entreat

to ask for sincerely, to beg for

Immoderately

excessively, beyond reasonable boundaries

Pensive

to be in deep thought, reflective, sad

Prorogue

prolong, postpone

Resort

last option, to go to frequently

Wane

decrease intensely

Cunning

made or shown with immense skill

Prostrate

fall yourself face down on the ground in humility

Cull

to gather, choose, select

Stifle

to smother, to suppress

Kindred

persons related to each other, family, tribe

Loathsome

revolting, hateful, disgusting, repulsive

Presage

to foreshadow, forecast, predict

Straight

soon, immediately, directly

Associate

to connect of bring into relation, to join as a companion or ally

Pestilence

a deadly epidemic disease

Adventure

to take a chance or risk, to dare

Aloof

reserved or indifference

Haughty

proud, arrogant, snobbish

Restorative

a means of restoring a person to consciousness, a means or renewing or revitalizing something.