Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary

1. Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary

2. abate • Verb • 1) To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen. • 2) To deduct from an amount; subtract. • 3) Law. • To put an end to. • To make void.

3. conjure • Verb • To summon by magical or supernatural power • He conjured the position

4. transgression The exceeding of due bounds or limits. noun

5. Felon a adj Law. One who has committed a felony. Archaic. An evil person.

6. Insolent • -(adjective) • Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant. • The modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress- Bertrand Russell.

7. Recoil • -(noun) • To spring back, as upon firing. To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance.  • A good and virtuous nature may recoil.

8. Reparation • -(noun) • The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired. • An act for which there is no reparation

9. Guile • -(noun) • Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. • The wiles and guiles that women work.

10. Renown • -(noun) • The quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; fame.  • With modesty admiring thy renown.

11. Taut • -(adjective) • Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. • Her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow

12. Prophecy • -(noun) • An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will  • This prophecy merlin shall make; for I live before his time.

13. Portent • -(noun) • An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen. • The portent was spoken to the people.

14. Inter To place in a grave or tomb; bury.

15. Paramour a noun A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship

16. Sepulcher a noun A burial vault. A receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar

17. Tedious a adj Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring. See Synonyms at boring. Obsolete. Moving or progressing very slowly.

18. Unsavory a adj Distasteful or disagreeable: an unsavory task. Not savory: an unsavory meal. Morally offensive: an unsavory scandal.

19. trespass To commit an offence or a sin;transgress or err. verb

20. valiant Possessing valor; brave. Adj.

21. augment To make (something already developed or well under way)greater quantity. verb

22. chaste Not having sexual intercourse;virginal. adj

23. exquisite Characterized by intricate and beautiful design or exception. adj

24. grievance An actual or supposed circumstance regard as just cause for complaint. noun

25. warrant Authorization or certification;sanction,as given by a superior. noun

26. purge To free from impurities, purify. V.

27. solemnity The quality or condition of being solemn. noun

28. idolatry • Noun • Blind or excessive devotion to something • They watched the show idolatry every week

29. Invocation • Noun • The act or instance of invoking, especially an appeal to a higher power for assistance

30. Perjury • Noun • The breach of an othe or promise • The perjury I took said I could not say anything

31. Procure • Verb • To get by special effort • I would like to produce a good grade in math

32. Variable • Adj.. • Likely you change or vary • Peoples growth is variable

33. wanton • Adj.. • Immoral or unchaste • The choice you made was wanton

34. array • Noun • An impressively large number, as of persons or objects

35. beguile • Verb • To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.

36. bier • Noun • A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial.

37. dirge • Noun • A slow, mournful musical composition. • (music)