Romeo and Juliet Vocab 2 3/17

Question 1

lamentable

Answer 1

regrettable; unfortunate

synonym: tragic

Question 2

mutiny

Answer 2

rebellion against authority

synonym: to revolt

Question 3

piteous

Answer 3

evoking or deserving pity; pathetic

synonym: miserable, pitiful, lame

Question 4

strife

Answer 4

a very angry or violent disagreement between two or more people or groups
synonym: a dispute

Question 5

tyrannous

Answer 5

unjustly severe

synonym: cruel

Question 6

propagate

Answer 6

to increase in number or amount

synonym: generate, grow, multiply

Question 7

vexed

Answer 7

tormented, troubled

synonym: annoyed

Question 8

forsworn

Answer 8

to have renounced or rejected under oath

synonym: rejected

Question 9

idolatry

Answer 9

extreme devotion or worship of a person or thing

synonym: admiration, idolizing, obsession

Question 10

invocation

Answer 10

a prayer like speech; also conjuring or calling up of spirits
synonym: summoning, an acceptance speech

Question 11

rancor

Answer 11

feelings of ill will, hatred, enmity, animosity

synonym: bitterness

Question 12

dissembler

Answer 12

one who hides himself or puts on a false appearance

synonym: to deceive

Question 13

jocund

Answer 13

cheerful, merry

synonym: joyful, happy

Question 14

puling

Answer 14

whining, whimpering

synonym: crying

Question 15

agile

Answer 15

well-balanced and quick on one’s feet, nimble
synonyms: limber, quick

Question 16

discord

Answer 16

lack of harmony

synonym: disagreement

Question 17

beguile

Answer 17

to deceive or cheat

synonym: to lie

Question 18

intercession

Answer 18

a plea on another’s behalf, a mediation

synonym: intervention

Question 19

inundate

Answer 19

to overwhelm with something

synonym: overload

Question 20

repose

Answer 20

time when one can relax

synonym: meditation