vocab words, romeo and juleit Flashcards
skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands
Dexterity
Perjury
the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
Pensive
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
Shroud:
a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial
Vial
a small container, typically cylindrical and made of glass, used especially for holding liquid medicines.
Fester
wound becoming infected
Apothecary:
a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs
Aloof:
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant:
Peruse:
read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way:
Sepulcher:
a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.
Ambiguity:
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
Purge:
rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling
Scourge:
a whip used as an instrument of punishment. OR a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
Exposition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory:
Inciting Incident
Event in a story that upsets the character and starts the chain reaction, begins the stories movement.
Rising Action
Occurs after the exposition and before the climax. Builds up tension and plot.
Climax
The most intense and exciting part of the story.
Falling Action
Part of the story that occurs after the climax, where the conflict starts to unravel and moves towards the resolution.
Resolution
Where loose ends are tied up.
