Vocab list 2: R & J prologue, Act II, sc. i

To give up easily

To last, continue; put up with

To start something new

To avoid completely

Pathos

Compelling

Propose

Augment

Boring and dull

Interesting and attractive; persuasive

Unnecessary and trivial

Confusing and unclear

To reject an idea

To suggest; to form or put forward a plan or intention

To forget something

To criticize harshly

Happening once

Repeating or happening time after time

Ending abruptly

Occurring randomly

To decrease in size

To remain unchanged

To increase or make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

To simplify

Past generations

Present individuals

Future generations

Current leaders

Dishonest and corrupt

Having excellent morals or righteousness

Lazy and unmotivated

Unkind and rude

Ordinary and common

Extraordinary or marvelous; causing amazement or wonder

Small and insignificant

Predictable and expected

The end of a play

A speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the beginning of a play

A musical interlude

A silent scene