ROMEO AND JULIET—Vocabulary
Act I
1. adversary| noun,An enemy or opponent |“Here were the servants of your adversary” (1.1: 108)
2. apparel| noun,Clothing, especially outer garments; attire |“When well-appareled April on the heel of limping winter tread.” (1.2:27)
3. augment| verb, To make (something already developed or well under way)greater in size, extent, or quantity|“So early seen him walking with tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew” (1.1:135)
4. forfeit| noun,Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract |“If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace” (1.1: 99)
5. nuptial| noun,a wedding; marriage|“Tis since the nuptial of [Lucentio] Come Pentecost as quickly as it will some five and twenty years, and then we masked. (1.5: 41)
6. pernicious| adj,highly injurious or destructive: tending to a fatal issue: Deadly |“You men, you beasts, That quench the fire of your pernicious rage with purple fountains issuing from your veins…” (1.1:86).
7. purge| verb, 1. To free from impurities; purify. 2. To rid of sin, guilt, or defilement|“Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purged. (1.5: 118)
8. profane| verb,to treat (anything sacred) with irreverence; violate thesanctity of. |“If I profane with my unworthiest hand, This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this…”(1.5:104)
9. valiant| adj,boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted |“To move is to stir, and to be valiant is to stand.” (1.1: 9)
10. virtuous| adj,Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence |"And, to say truth, Verona brags of him to be a virtuous well-governed youth” (1.5:)
Act II
1. conjure| verb,raise: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic |“I conjure thee by Rosaline’s bright eyes, By her high forehead, and her scarlet lips, by fine foot, straight leg…(2.1: 8)
2. discourses| verb,To speak or write formally and at length .|“Her eye discourses; I will answer it” (2.2:13)
3. enmity| noun,deep-seated, often mutual hate |“Look thou but sweet, and I am proof against their enmity.” (2.2: 78)
4. exposition| noun,setting forth meaning or intent |“A most courtesous exposition” (2.4:58)
5. extremity| noun,The extreme or terminal point, limit or part of something |“Temp’ring extremities with extreme sweet” (2. Chorus: 14)
6. intercession| noun,Mediation in a dispute |“My intercession likewise steads my foe” (2.3: 57)
7. invocation| noun,any petitioning or supplication for help or aid |“My invocation is fair and honest.” (2.1: 30)
8. vexed| adj,Irritated, distressed, or annoyed |“Now, afore God, I am so vexed that every part about me quivers” (2.4:164)
9. vile|adj,Loathsome; disgusting |“For naught so vile that on the earth doth give, But to the earth some special good doth give…” (2.3:17)
10. chide verb, to express disapproval of; scold; reproach. "So smile the heavens upon this holy act, that after-hours with sorrow chide us not" (2.6.1-2).
Act III
1. minstrel | noun, a musician, singer, or poet. | "What, dost thous make us minstrels? An thou make minstrels of us, look to here nothing but discords" (3.1.47-49)
2. gallant | adj, brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous | "That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds, which too untimely here did scorn the earth" (3.1.122-123).
3. exile | verb, to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate. | "And for that offense immediately we do exile him hence" (3.1.196-197).
4. repent | verb, to feel sorry for; regret: | "But I'll amerce you with so strong a fine that you shall all repent the loss of mine" (3.1.200-201).
5. pardon | verb, to release (a person) from liability for an offense. | "Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill" (3.1.207).
6. amorous | adj, showing or expressing love | "Lovers can see to do their amorous rites but their own beauties, or, if love be blind, it best agrees with night" (3.2.8-10).
7. eloquence| noun, the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness. | "...and every tongue that speaks but Romeo's name speaks heavenly eloquence" (3.2.35-36).
8. banish | verb, to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: | "Tybalt is gone and Romeo banished" (3.2.75).
9. lament | noun, an expression of grief or sorrow. | "...which modern lamentation might have moved?" (3.2.131)
10. jocund| adj, cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad: | "Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops" (3.5.9-10).
Act IV
1. inundate|verb,to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge. 2. to overwhelm |"...to stop the inundation of her tears,"(4.1.12)
2. slander| noun,defamation; calumny 2. a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report. |"That is no slander, sir, which is a truth" (4.1.34)
3. pensive| adj,expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness |"My leisure serves me, pensive daughter, now." (4.1.40)
4. deprive| verb,to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of |"Each part, deprived ofsupple government, shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death" (4.1.104)
5. kindred| noun,a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin. |"...where all the kindred of the Capulets lie." (4.1.114)
6. wayward| adj,turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: |"My heart is wondrous light since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed" (4.2.49)
7. behoove| verb,to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage |"...we have culled such necessaries as are behooveful for our state tomorrow" (4.3.8)
8. vial| noun,a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: | "Come, vial." (4.3.21)
9. solace| noun,comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.|"...but one thing to rejoice and solace in," (4.5.53)
10. beguile| verb,to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude |"Most detestable death, by thee beguiled..." (4.5.62)
Act V
1. aloof| adv,at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart |"Give me thy torch, boy. Hence and stand aloof" (5.3.1).
2. detestable| adj, deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful.|"Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth..." (5.3.45).
3. vengeance| noun,infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge |"Can vengeance be pursued further than death?" (5.3.55).
4. apprehend| verb,to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority |"Condemned villain, I do apprehend thee" (5.3.56).
5. peruse| verb,to read through with thoroughness or care |"Let me peruse this face" (5.3.74).
6. abhor| verb,to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate |"And that the lean abhorred monster keeps thee here in dark to be his paramour?" (5.3.104).
7. inauspicious| adj, boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable. |"And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars from this world-wearied flesh!" (5.3.111-112).
8. discern| verb,to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend |"As I discern, it burneth in the Capels' monument" (5.3.126-127).
9. ambiguity| noun,doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention |"Seal up the mouth of outrage for awhile, till we can clear up these ambiguities" (5.3.224-225).
10. tedious| adj,marked by tedium; long and tiresome |"I will be brief, for my short date of breath is not so long as is a tedious tale" (5.3.239).