romeo and juliet vocab

Question 1

valiant

Answer 1

brave

Question 2

fray

Answer 2

a fight

Question 3

profaners

Answer 3

to treat sacred things with contempt

Question 4

pernicious

Answer 4

destructive; deadly

Question 5

forfeit

Answer 5

something a person must give up as punishment for breaking the law or rules or a game

Question 6

adversary

Answer 6

an opponent or enemy

Question 7

portentous

Answer 7

threatening

Question 8

transgression

Answer 8

the breaking of a law

Question 9

assailing

Answer 9

to attack violently

Question 10

anguish

Answer 10

great mental or physical suffering

Question 11

languish

Answer 11

to become weak

Question 12

counsel

Answer 12

advice

Question 13

waddled

Answer 13

to walk with short steps that cause the body to sway from side to side

Question 14

disposition

Answer 14

a settlement

Question 15

esteem

Answer 15

high rank; renown

Question 16

oppression

Answer 16

something that weighs heavily on the mind, body, or senses

Question 17

boisterous

Answer 17

stormy; violent

Question 18

alderman

Answer 18

a member of the city government

Question 19

athwart

Answer 19

across

Question 20

nuptial

Answer 20

a wedding

Question 21

rapier

Answer 21

a long, slender, two-edged sword

Question 22

endure

Answer 22

to last

Question 23

intrusion

Answer 23

an uninvited or illegal entry

Question 24

convert

Answer 24

to change into another form or thing

Question 25

tresspass

Answer 25

to enter another’s property or land without permission