Romeo and Juliet Vocab 1

mutiny

Forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; riot.

strife

Bitter, sometimes violent conflict.

unrequited

Not returned or repaid.

partisans

A weapon of the 16th or 17th century with a long shaft and broad blade.

pernicious

Injurious or harmful.

adversary

One that contends with, opposes, or resists.

fray

Fight or skirmish.

augmenting

To make greater, more numerous, or larger.

shun

To avoid deliberately.

portentous

Foreboding.

transgression

Sin; infringement or violation of the law.

propagate

To pass along to offspring.

fume

Odor; smoke.

assail

To attack violently with blows or words.

posterity

All future generations; descendants.

exquisite

Of extreme refinement.

languish

To be or become feeble or weak.

heretic

One who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine.

trudge

To walk or march steadily.

boisterous

Rowdy; loud.

amble

To saunter; to move with an easy gait.

rapier

A straight two-edged sword with a narrow pointed blade.

marzipan

Confection of crushed almonds or almond paste, sugar, and egg whites.

antic

An attention drawing often wildly playful or funny act.