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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Vocab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Adversary
one that contends with, opposes, or resists
Augmenting
increasing the size or amount
Beseech
to beg for urgently or anxiously
Grievance
a statement in which you say you are unhappy or not satisfied with
something
Heretics
a dissenter from established religious dogma
Merit
a good quality or feature that deserves to be praised
Pernicious
causing great harm or damage often in a way that is not easily seen or
noticed
Quarrel
a usually verbal conflict between antagonists
Solemnity
the quality of being formal or serious
Transgression
infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty
Counterfeit
made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive
Cunning
cleverness or skill especially at tricking people in order to get something
Intercession
prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of another
Invocation
the act of asking for help or support especially from a god
Lamentable
expressing grief
Loathsome
causing feelings of hatred or disgust
Predominant
having superior strength, influence, or authority
Procure
to get by some action or effort
Sallow
slightly yellow in a way that does not look healthy
Unwieldy
not easily managed, handled, or used
Braggart
a loud, arrogant boaster
Deceit
an attempt or device to trick
Disposition
the tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given
circumstances
Eloquence
speech that is marked by force and persuasiveness
Exile
You are forced to leave your country/home and go live elsewhere
Fickle
marked by lack of stability
Fray
a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
Gallant
brave and courageous
Martial
relating to an army or to military life
Vengeance
doing something to hurt someone because that person did something
that hurt you or someone
Dismal
very bad or poor
Enjoined
directed or ordered
Leisure
time free from work or duties
Loathsome
causing feelings of hatred or disgust
Pensive
quietly sad or thoughtful
Pilgrimage
a journey to a special or unusual place often for religious reasons
Subtly
causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed
Sullen
gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
Vial
a very small glass or plastic container used for perfumes, medicines, etc.
Wayward
following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations
Abhorred
regarded with extreme repugnance
Ambiguities
words or expressions that can be understood in two or more possible ways
Haughty
blatantly and disdainfully proud
Meager
having little flesh
Obsequies
funerals or burial rites
Penury
the state of being very poor
Remnants
the part of something that is left when the other parts are gone
Scourge
an instrument of punishment or criticism
Sovereign
one possessing or held to possess supreme political power
Thwarted
opposed successfully
