R&J Act I 1BH vocabulary quiz

Iambic pentameter

• 20 syllables, 10 feet, stressed/unstressed syllables
• 10 syllables, 5 feet, unstressed/ stressed syllables
• 15 syllables, 5 feet, stressed/ unstressed syllables

Prose

• text containing sentences and paragraphs
• text containing lines and stanzas
• text that rhymes containing sentences and stanzas

verse

• text containing sentences and paragraphs
• text containing phrases and clauses
• text containing lines and stanzas that can and often rhymes

augment

• to make greater or supplement
• to argue
• to decrease in volume
• to act out in public

boisterous

• an abundance of boys
• calm unafraid
• rowdy or rough
• distracted or confused

valiant

• fearful
• embarrassed
• violent
• courageous

pernicious

• greedy and selfish
• famished or starving
• very destructive or harmful
• hateful

portentous

• dealing with a sign, forewarning, or omen
• traveling or a journey
• loud and overbearing
• causing mayhem or stirring up trouble

posterity

• excellent psture
• future generations
• kindness
• a shelter

profane

• showing contempt toward sacred things
• a type of gase
• large area of land
• showing kindness