Romeo and Juliet Vocab J

Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

(v.) to hate intensely

Question 2

bier

Answer 2

(n.) a stand on which a coffin in placed before burial

Question 3

braggart

Answer 3

(n.) someone who brags or boasts

Question 4

calamity

Answer 4

(n.) a disaster; an event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction

Question 5

circumspect

Answer 5

(adj.) heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent

Question 6

connote

Answer 6

(v.) to suggest or imply in addition to a literal meaning or denotation

Question 7

consort

Answer 7

(v.) to keep the company of

Question 8

denote

Answer 8

(v.) to indicate, signify, or mean

Question 9

diffident

Answer 9

(adj.) shy, timid, unconfident

Question 10

discourse

Answer 10

(n.) conversation, either written or spoken

Question 11

disposition

Answer 11

(n.) one’s general/usual mood or temperament

Question 12

effeminate

Answer 12

(adj.) feminine in manner, said of a male

Question 13

fickle

Answer 13

(adj.) unstable or changeable, esp. in affections

Question 14

garish

Answer 14

(adj.) loud flashy in style; gaudy

Question 15

inundate

Answer 15

(v.) to cover with water, esp. flood water; to overwhelm

Question 16

libel

Answer 16

(n.) a false statement made in writing or print that damages a person’s reputation (v.) to make such a statement in writing or print

Question 17

mantle

Answer 17

(n.)a cloak or heavy cover

Question 18

rapier

Answer 18

(n.) a long, slender sword

Question 19

resolve

Answer 19

(v.) to make great pleasure or delight

Question 20

revel

Answer 20

(v.) to take great pleasure or delight

Question 21

rogue

Answer 21

(n.) one who has separated from a group; a scoundrel or a rascal; one who is unprincipled, unreliable, or perhaps, playfully mischievous; an organism that shows an undesirable variation from a standard

Question 22

slander

Answer 22

(n.) oral false communication to hurt a person’s reputation; vicious rumors (v.) to make oral statements that hurt a person’s reputation

Question 23

stark

Answer 23

(adj.) bare (as in a landscape); complete and utter (as in being stark naked); harsh and grim (as in the stark reality of losing one’s job)

Question 24

exposition

Answer 24

introduction to scene and characters

Question 25

rising action

Answer 25

learn about conflict

Question 26

climax

Answer 26

point of greatest interest conflict is faced

Question 27

moment of final hope

Answer 27

moment where there is a slim chance that the situation can improve

Question 28

fall action

Answer 28

sequence of events that tie up loose ends

Question 29

denouement

Answer 29

all loose ends are tied up and everyone has a feeling of relief (that the excitement has ended)