Romeo and Juliet Act III-V Vocab
Romeo and Juliet Vocab for Acts III-V
ACT III addle - verb become rotten; mix up or confuse peppered - verb to sprinkle; to jab, poke, stab envious - adj. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages steeds - noun a high-spirited horse doomsday - noun an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives;(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives minion - noun a servile or fawning dependant twain - noun two items of the same kind banishment - noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone; the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) calamity - noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune commend - verb express approval of; mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; express a good opinion of; give to in charge; present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence dexterity - noun adroitness in using the hands prevail - verb use persuasion successfully; prove superior;continue to exist; be valid, applicable, or true; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance reconcile - verb come to terms; bring into consonance or accord;make compatible with; accept as inevitable vile - adj. morally reprehensible; causing or able to cause nausea
ACT IV abate - verb become less in amount or intensity; make less active or intense array - noun an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics; especially fine or decorative clothing; an impressive display; an orderly arrangement; verb align oneself with a group or a way of thinking; lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line dirge - noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person fester - noun a sore that
ACT III addle - verb become rotten; mix up or confuse peppered - verb to sprinkle; to jab, poke, stab envious - adj. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages steeds - noun a high-spirited horse doomsday - noun an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives;(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives minion - noun a servile or fawning dependant twain - noun two items of the same kind banishment - noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone; the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) calamity - noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune commend - verb express approval of; mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; express a good opinion of; give to in charge; present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence dexterity - noun adroitness in using the hands prevail - verb use persuasion successfully; prove superior;continue to exist; be valid, applicable, or true; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance reconcile - verb come to terms; bring into consonance or accord;make compatible with; accept as inevitable vile - adj. morally reprehensible; causing or able to cause nausea
ACT IV abate - verb become less in amount or intensity; make less active or intense array - noun an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics; especially fine or decorative clothing; an impressive display; an orderly arrangement; verb align oneself with a group or a way of thinking; lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line dirge - noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person fester - noun a sore that