Romeo and Juliet Vocab

Quarrel

• An angry disagreement

• A ruler who exercises power in an unfair and cruel way

• An enemy; opponent

• To make or become greater in number, amount, strength, etc.

Tyrant

• An enemy; opponent

• Momentous significance; self-important or conceited

• A ruler who exercises power in an unfair and cruel way

• Causing great harm; destructive

Adversary

• Causing great harm; destructive

• an enemy; opponent

• A ruler who exercises power in an unfair or cruel way

• Momentous significance; self-important or conceited

Portentous

• Momentous significance or importance

• To make or become greater in number, amount, strength, etc.

• To breed or multiply; make more of

• Causing great harm; destructive

Augment

• To breed or multiply

• To make or become greater in number, amount, strength, etc.

• An enemy or opponent

Pernicious

• A ruler who exercises power in a cruel or unfair way.

• Careful to avoid social embarrassment; keeps secrets

• Causing great harm; destructive

• An angry disagreement

Chide

• Criticize or scold someone to correct or improve themselves

• Confuse or mix up

• To call up something/ someone by magical or supernatural power

• Verbal communication/ talking

Confound

• To call up something/someone by magical or supernatural power

• Verbal communication; talking

• Confuse or mix up

• Calmness; tranquility

Conjure

• unfortunate or pitiful

• confuse or mix up

• criticize or scold someone to correct or improve themselves

• To call up something or someone by magical or supernatural power

Discourse

• Criticize or scold someone to correct or improve themselves

• unfortunate and pitiful

• Verbal communication; talking

• bitter, long-lasting hatred