Vocabulary 4-21

Solemnity is

• lack of respect
• dignified seriousness
• unproductive
• a mineral

A grudge is a

• productive sound
• noisy
• resentment 
• fight

Civil means (in the context of Shakespeare

• a pernicious influence
• pertaining to citizens
• a fight
• a war between states

Rosalind scorned Romeo, which means...

• she hit him
• she kissed him
• she broke up with him
• she refused him

If I tried in vain, I...

• tried pointlessly
• tried really hard
• tried, but not so hard

Romeo decided to forswear his love for Rosalind, which means

• proclaim his love
• reject his love for her
• send her a love letter
• swear at her

A brawl is 

• a noisy fight
• a war
• a grudge
• a noodle

A portentous event is ...

• serious
• silly
• ominously important
• deadly

A canker is

• a harmful growth
• an evil influence
• both are correct

He rushed into the fray, which means he rushed into 

• the noisy fight
• the battle
• the classroom
• the swamp