Vocabulary Word R&J Flashcards
1
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Absolve
A
Release or relieve
2
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Affray
A
A fight
3
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Afore me
A
Before
4
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Amerce
A
Punish with a fine
5
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Aqua Vitae
A
Alcohol, “ eau de vie “
6
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Arbitrate
A
Judge
7
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Asunder
A
Divided
8
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Bandy
A
Curved
9
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Bankrout
A
Older form of brankrupt
10
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Bark
A
A boat
11
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Bethink
A
Considering
12
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Chopped Logic
A
Illogic
13
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Cockatrice
A
Mythical creature, two-legged dragon
14
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Conduit
A
A circuit with water
15
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Cords
A
Ladder
16
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Corse
A
Corpse
17
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Desperate tender
A
reckless, thoughtless
18
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Dismembered
A
Lacking body parts
19
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Doublet
A
Double
20
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Doting
A
Adoring
21
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Dram
A
A small drink
22
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Fiddle Stick
A
A curse word or an object to play with
23
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Forswear
A
Agree to give up or do without
24
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Fray
A
Used and worn
25
Garish
Very flashy, bright
26
Hie
Hurry
27
Gossamer
A gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
28
Hoar
Old, unattractive, stale OR white
29
Invocation
Conjure
30
Mammet
A puppet
31
Methinks
it seems to me
32
Mewed up
To close
33
Minion
A servant
34
Passado
A movement in a fight
35
Peppered
Seasoned
36
Perchance
By chance
37
Pilcher
Container for the sword
38
Poultice
Something soothing, applied to relieve
39
Procures
To get something
40
Professed
Acknowledged
41
Puling
Crying querulously
42
Railest
Making fun of
43
Retorts
To answer emotionally to an accusation
44
Sack
A large bag, a container
45
Sallow
An unhealthy yellow color
46
Shrift
Confession
47
Smatter
small amount of something
48
Spleen
Bad temper
49
Tilts
Lean over
50
Trow
Think
51
Vestal
A virgin
52
Wanton
Sexually promiscuous
53
Withal
With
54
Wreak
To cause damage
55
Beguiled
To be enchanted
56
Zounds
expressing surprise or indignation, god's wounds
57
Orisons
Prayers
58
Cull'd
To sort things out
59
Behoveful
Profitable, needful
60
Ere
Before
61
Festering
of an injury, to be inflamed and create pus
62
Loathsome
causing hatred or disgust
63
Mandrakes
Mediterranean plant
64
Distraught
deeply upset and agitated
65
Environed
Enclosed, surrounded
66
Shroud
a cloth where a dead body is wrapped
67
Rapiers
a thin, light sharp pointed sword
68
Quinces
Fruits, usually in a pastry
69
Prorogue
discontinue a session
70
Chide
Scold or rebuke
71
Vial
a small bottle that contains a drug
72
Surcease
to put an end to
73
Drift
Plan
74
Hither
over here
75
Kindred
family and relations
76
Abate
something that becomes less intense or widespread
77
Stifled
To suffocate, make someone unable to breath properly
78
Angelica
The name of the nurse
79
Cot-quean
Muscular woman
80
Whit
a very small amount
81
Mouse-hunt
a ladies man, a skirt chaser
82
Haste
Fast
83
Sirrah
Term to address servants
84
County
Paris
85
Fie
Disgust or outrage
86
Slug-a-bed
stay in bed, sluggard
87
Pennyworths
an amount of something that may be bought for a penny
88
lamentable
to aspire pity, to be sorry for something
89
woeful
sorrowful
90
wail
cry of pain
91
Hence
in consequence
92
Flower
Virginity
93
Solace
consolation or comfort
94
Behold
To look at
95
Rejoice
feel or show great joy or delight
96
Spited
Hurt, annoyed
97
Solemnity
being very serious and dignified
98
Rosemary
an herb and a symbol of remembrance
99
Array
Clothes or a display/arrangement
100
Dirges
An lament for the dead
101
Lour
angry or sullen
102
Twain
Two
103
Forsooth
in truth
104
Chapless charnel
a morgue
105
Inexurable
Impossible
106
Inondation
Flood
107
Beseeched
to beg, to implore
108
Brace
a group of two, a pair, a couple
109
Cynthia
Goddess of the moon
110
Diana
Goddess who vowed to stay maiden all her life, compared to Rosaline
111
Dido
Daughter of Mutto, Founder of Carthage
112
Echo
A women of mythology cursed by Hera for her affair with Zeus
113
Good King of Cats
Mercutio refers to Tybalt as because his actions are like cats ; lithe, agile and territorial
114
God's bread
God's wound, communion
115
Helen
Daughter of Zeus and Lena
116
Hero
Priestess of Aphrodite
117
Jove
King of the Roman God
118
Lark
A small ground-dwelling songbird
119
Mantua
The Town next to Verona, where Romeo needs to go
120
Mars
God of war
121
Nightingale
Bird who sings during the night
122
Phaeton
Son of the god of Sun, Helios
