WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Acts 1-5 Vocabulary Reference Chart
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the definition of 'Pernicious' as used in 'Romeo and Juliet'?
Harmful or destructive
Joyful and happy
Confusing or unclear
Loving and caring
What does 'Portentous' mean in the context of 'Romeo and Juliet'?
Ominous or foreshadowing
Joyful and happy
Insignificant or trivial
Confusing or unclear
How is the word 'Propagate' used in 'Romeo and Juliet'?
To spread rumors
To promote growth
To increase in number
To cause to multiply
What is the meaning of the word 'prolixity'?
A) The state or quality of being unnecessarily or tediously wordy
B) Rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy
C) A type of dinosaur
D) A type of plant
Fill in the blank: The opposite of 'prolixity' is ___.
conciseness
verbosity
lengthiness
wordiness
What is the meaning of the word 'Prodigious'?
Small in size
Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force
Commonplace
Insignificant
The word 'Scathe' means:
hurt, harm, or injury
a type of fruit
a musical instrument
a type of dance
What does 'Enmity' refer to?
Friendship
A feeling of condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism
Love
Peace
To adorn or embellish, especially brilliantly or showily, is to .
Feign
Rancour
To represent fictitiously or put on an appearance of is to .
Blazon
Rancour
Malicious resentfulness or hostility is known as .
Feign
Blazon
What does the word 'Sallow' mean?
Bright red color
A sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color
Deep blue color
Vivid green color
Fill in the blank: 'To regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate' is the definition of the word '____'.
Abhor.
Admire.
Love.
Cherish.
What does the word 'Absolve' mean?
To imprison someone
To free from guilt or blame
To accuse someone
To punish someone.
What is the meaning of the word 'beguile'?
To influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
To be honest and straightforward.
To be confused or puzzled.
To be loyal and faithful.
Fill in the blank: The word 'fickle' means likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable; not constant or loyal in affections.
Fickle
Stable
Loyal
Constant
What does the word 'garish' mean?
Subtle and understated.
Crude or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
Elegant and sophisticated.
Simple and plain.
What is the meaning of the word 'Jocund'?
Sad
Cheerful
Angry
Tired
Fill in the blank: The word 'Abate' means to ______ in amount, degree, intensity, etc.
reduce
increase
maintain
escalate
What is the definition of the word 'Dirge'?
A) A joyful song
B) A funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead
C) A celebratory dance
D) A type of poem
The word 'Lamentable' is an adjective that means _______.
that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate.
joyful and happy.
ordinary and common.
exciting and thrilling.
What does the word 'Pensive' mean?
Joyful and carefree
Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful, usually marked by some sadness
Angry and resentful
Energetic and lively
What is the meaning of the verb 'discern'?
to stuff with food
extreme poverty
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend.
Fill in the blank: 'Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, _______ with the dearest morsel of the earth.'
Gorged
Filled
Stuffed
Packed
What is the meaning of the noun 'penury'?
a) extreme poverty; destitution
b) to perceive by the sight or some other sense
c) to stuff with food
What is the meaning of the word 'tedious'?
Exciting
Wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom
Brief
Simple
