romeo and juliet act ii vocab

invocation

an incantation used in conjuring or summoning

consort

keep company with

livery

a uniform, especially worn by servants and chauffeurs

discourse

carry on a conversation

entreat

ask for or request earnestly

doff

to remove

enmity

a state of deep-seated ill-will

prorogue

hold back to a later time

fain

in a willing manner

perverse

marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

impute

attribute or credit to

repose

freedom from activity

reel

walk as if unable to control one's movements

baleful

deadly or sinister

intercession

a prayer to God on behalf of another person

homely

plain and unpretentious

sallow

unhealthy looking

chide

scold or reprimand severely or angrily

dote

shower with love; show excessive affection for

rote

memorization by repetition

rancor

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

wench

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

lamentable

bad; unfortunate

dowdy

lacking in stylishness or taste

drivel

let saliva dribble from the mouth

bauble

cheap showy jewelry or ornament

bawdy

humorously vulgar

scurvy

of the most contemptible kind

knave

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

friar

male member of a religious order originally relying on alms

abbey

a church or building associated with a monastery or convent

prate

speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly

sententious

concise and full of meaning

herald

a person who announces important news

bandy

toss or strike a ball back and forth

feign

act; give a false appearance of

poultice

a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin

drudge

a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

countervail

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

gossamer

filaments from a web that was spun by a spider