ELA R&J Act 3-5 Vocab

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Braggart (n)

A loud, arrogant boaster

Deceit (n)

An attempt or device to trick

Disposition (n)

The tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances

Eloquence (n)

Speech that is marked by force and persuasiveness

Exile (n)

A situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country

Fickle (adj)

Marked by lack of stability.

Fray (n)

A usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute.

Gallant (adj)

Brave and courageous

Martial (adj)

Relating to an army or to military life.

Vengeance (n)

The act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else.

Dismal (adj)

Very bad or poor

Enjoined (v)

Directed or ordered

Leisure (n)

Time free from work or duties

Loathsome (adj)

Causing feelings of hatred or disgust

Pensive (adj)

Quietly sad or thoughtful

Pilgrimage (n)

A journey to a special or unusual place often for religious reasons

Subtly (adv)

Causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed

Sullen (adj)

Gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

Vial (n)

A very small glass or plastic container used for perfumes, medicines, etc

Wayward (adj)

Stubborn or independent, not easily controlled

Abhorred (v)

Regarded with extreme repugnance (hatred/disgust)

Ambiguities (n)

Words or expressions that can be understood in two or more possible ways

Haughty (adj)

Blatantly and disdainfully (arrogantly) proud

Meager (adj)

Having little flesh/lacking in quality or quantity

Obsequies (n)

Funeral or burial rites (ceremony)

Penury (n)

The state of being very poor

Remnants (n)

The part of something that is left when other parts are gone

Scourge (n)

An instrument of punishment or criticism or to punish severely

Sovereign (n)

One possessing or held to possess supreme political power

Thwarted (v)

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