Vocabulary

=Romeo and Juliet—Vocabulary=

ACT I
//Foe//—n. enemy //Defy//—v. to challenge; to dare; to refuse to obey //Defiance//—n. the act of defying //Tyranny//—n. oppressive power; a government in which power rests with one person, a tyrant //Tyrannous//—adj. //Purge//—v. to erase; to remove; to get rid of //Assail//—v. to attack //Chaste//—adj. Pure, virginal //Wither//—v. to shrivel up; to dry out //Devout//—adj. Devoted to religion or religious duties //Perilous//—adj. Dangerous; hazardous //Beseech//—v. to beg urgently; to implore //Quench//—v. to put out; to extinguish; to bring to an end by satisfying (“Quench one’s thirst”) //Virtuous//—adj. Morally excellent; righteous; chaste //Disparage//—v. to speak badly of; to lower in rank or reputation; to degrade //Disparagement//—n. the act of disparaging //Endure//—v. to put up with; to suffer through; to last //Loathe//—v. to hate or despise

ACT II
//Consort//—v. to hang out with; to associate with //Consort//—n. an associate; someone you hang out with //Perjury//—n. the act of lying under oath //Perverse//—adj. Twisted; turned away from what is right; improper //Impute//—v. to lay responsibility or blame; to attribute //Inconstant//—adj. likely to change frequently without reason; unreliable //Variable//—adj. likely to change or vary (more positive connotation that **inconstant**) //Bounty//—n. plenty; something that is given generously; generosity //Unwieldy//—adj. difficult to manage, handle, or use //Toil//—n. work //Toil//—v. to work //Consume//—v. to eat; to use up

ACT III
//Quarrel//—v. to argue //Quarrel//—n. an argument //Grave//—adj. serious, important //Stout//—adj. physically strong or sturdy; bulky in body //Exile//—v. to force someone to leave home and not come back; to cast out of society //Exile//—n. the state of living away from one’s home, having been sent away //Banish//—v. the same as exile; (banish can be used figuratively: “I’ll banish all thoughts of him from my mind.” //Garish//—adj. offensively bright or showy; glaring; so bright it’s tacky  //Lament//—v. to express sorrow, mourning, or regret  //Lamentation//—n. the expression of sorrow  //Fickle//—adj. likely to change frequently without reason (same as **inconstant** but slightly less derogatory)

ACT V
//Woe//—n. deep suffering or sorrow //Enmity//—n. active and usually mutual hatred or ill-will