Romeo & Juliet Vocab Terms

Adjacent

• next to or close to

• very proud and scornful of others

• unfortunate event

• difficult or tricky situation

Adversity

• Move about in a sneaky manner

• Frequent changes in thought/mood

• Hardship

• Smother for lack of air; prevent from developing

Anguish

• Tiresome/repetitive

• Bitter resentment against someone

• Future generations

• Severe mental or physical pain or suffering

Eloquence

• Keep possession of

• the quality of persuasive and inspirational speech

• Move about in a sneaky manner

• Degrade/disrespect something holy/important

Fickle

• Unfortunate event

• Bring back to life

• Frequent changes in thought/mood

• Future generations

Haughty

• Very proud & scornful of others

• Next to or close to

• Destructive

• Smother for lack of air; prevent from developing

Lament

• Hardship

• Express deep sorrow

• Deliberately unreasonable or wrong

• Bitter resentment against someone

Lurk

• Extreme suffering

• Future generations

• Move about in a sneaky manner

• Tiresome and repetitive

Misadventure

• Unfortunate event

• The quality of persuasive and inspirational speech

• Deliberately unreasonable or wrong

• Keep possession of

Pernicious

• Bring back to life; give new strength

• Frequent changes in thought/mood

• Unfortunate event

• Destructive