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Romeo and Juliet Vocab # 2

Romeo and Juliet Vocab # 2. 1. air (AIR) v . to make a public utterance, to verbalize or speak; airy adj . something that verbalizes or speaks derivatives: airs, airing, aired 2. baleful (BALE ful ) adj. destructive, deadly, malign, sinister, harmful

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Romeo and Juliet Vocab # 2

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  1. Romeo and Juliet Vocab # 2 • 1. air (AIR) v. to make a public utterance, to verbalize or speak; airyadj. something that verbalizes or speaks • derivatives: airs, airing, aired • 2. baleful (BALE ful) adj. destructive, deadly, malign, sinister, harmful • derivatives: bale, balefully, balefulness • 3.chide (CHIDE) v. to voice disapproval, to scold, admonish, chasten, chastise • derivatives: chided, chiding, chider • 4. entreaty (en TREE tee)n. a plea, an earnest request, appeal; entreatv. the act of appealing or earnestly requesting • derivatives: entreats, entreated, entreatingly

  2. Romeo and Juliet Vocab 2 • 5. forsake (for SAKE) v. to quit or to leave entirely, to depart or to withdraw from; leave, desert, abandon; forsakenadj. something that has been deserted or abandoned • derivatives: forsakes, forsaking, forsakenly • 6. idolatry (eye DOLL uh tree) n. worship of idols, excessive devotion, obsession, mania • derivatives: idolatrous, idolater • 7. intercede (in ter SEDE) v. to intervene and to act as a mediator, to arbitrate or interpose; intercession n. the act of intervening or mediating • derivatives: interceder, intercessor, intercessory

  3. Romeo and Juliet # 2 • 8. rancor (RANG kur) n. bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity, animosity, or antagonism • derivatives: rancored, rancorous, rancorously • 9. repose (reh POSE) v. to lie or to be at rest; reposen. the state of being at rest, absence of movement, calm, peacefulness • derivatives: reposed, reposing, reposeful • 10. utter (UT ur) v. to express by speaking, to speak, emit, pronounce; utterancen. something spoken or pronounced • derivatives: uttered, uttering

  4. RJ Vocab #1 • 1. accord (uh KORD) n. agreement, state of harmony, concur; according adj. harmonious, agreeable • 2. covert (KUV urt, KO vurt) n. secret, concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy • 3. disparagement (deh SPAR ij-ment) n. the act of belittling, the act of degrading, something that casts a bad light • 4. galling (GAUL ing) adj. very irritating, vexing, bitter; gall n. bile, an irritant, impudence, something bitter • 5. partisan (PART tizen ) n.; one who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group, also known as a weapon

  5. R&J Vocab 1 cont’d… • 6. pernicious (pur NISH us) adj. very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental • 7. portent (PORE tent) n. a sign or forewarning; omen, warning; portentous adj. momentous, having great significance • 8. profane (pruh FANE) v. showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate, desecrate or defame • 9. virtuous (VIR choo us) adj. having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble • 10. wanton (WAHN tun) adj. immoral, lewd; wanton n. someone who is immoral or lewd

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