R and J; Act 1 Vocab

Question 1

mutiny

Answer 1

rebellion against constituted authority

Question 2

covert

Answer 2

secret or hidden

Question 3

reverence

Answer 3

a feeling of deep respect

Question 4

canker

Answer 4

a kind of sore, difficult to get rid of,

Question 5

trifling

Answer 5

unimportant, no consequence

Question 6

prodigious

Answer 6

exceptional, substantial, impressive

Question 7

propagate

Answer 7

fruitful and multiply, spreading

Question 8

discreet

Answer 8

appropriately quiet, prudent, and restrained, carefulness

Question 9

portentous

Answer 9

a sign of something bad

Question 10

chaste

Answer 10

pure and virtuous

Question 11

posterity

Answer 11

future generations

Question 12

profane

Answer 12

unholy

Question 13

fray

Answer 13

friction, noisy fight

Question 14

heretic

Answer 14

person whose religious beliefs are in contrast to the fundamental beliefs of her church

Question 15

importune

Answer 15

to beg

Question 16

saucy

Answer 16

causes trouble in a playful funny way, a person who really likes to flirt

Question 17

disparagement

Answer 17

belittlement

Question 18

pernicious

Answer 18

harmful and subtle

Question 19

boisterous

Answer 19

spirited, loud, out of control

Question 20

gall

Answer 20

irritating

Question 21

bode

Answer 21

clues or signs

Question 22

visage

Answer 22

facial features

Question 23

languish

Answer 23

become weak because you are sick, in love, or stuck

Question 24

revel

Answer 24

great pleasure

Question 25

beseech

Answer 25

begging for something in a formal way