Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary List 2

exile

banish

eloquence

speech that is graceful and persuasive

fickle

changeable

pensive

deeply thoughtful

vial

small bottle containing medicine or other liquids

enjoined

instructed; ordered

wayward

headstrong; difficult to control

dismal

depressing; dreary

loathsome

disgusting; detestable

remnants

left overs; remainders

penury

extreme poverty

disperse

to break up and scatter in all directions

haughty

arrogant; showing superiority or competent

ambiguities

statements or events whose meanings are unclear

scourge

instrument for inflicting punishment

charnel

a vault for the dead

enmity

a feeling of hostility or ill-will between shared enemies

woe

great sorrow or distress

presage

give a sign or warning of a future event; omen

untimely

before the natural or proper time