ACT Vocab (Romeo and Juliet)

Question 1

agreement, state of harmony, concur; according. adj. harmonies agreeable

Answer 1

accord

Question 2

immoral, lewd, licentious; n. someone who is immoral or lewd.

Answer 2

wanton

Question 3

having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble

Answer 3

virtuous

Question 4

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner, to belittle. adj.

Answer 4

disparage

Question 5

the act of disparaging, something that casts a bad light.

Answer 5

disparagement

Question 6

a weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries; one who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group.

Answer 6

partisan

Question 7

very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental

Answer 7

pernicious

Question 8

secret,concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy,

Answer 8

covert

Question 9

a sign of forewarning; omen warning

Answer 9

portent

Question 10

momentous, having great significance

Answer 10

portentous

Question 11

showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate, desecrate, or defame.

Answer 11

profane

Question 12

irritating, vexing, bitter

Answer 12

galling