Romeo & Juliet Act 1-2 Vocab

Anon!

I'll be there in a minute!

knave

a dishonest unscrupulous person, a servant or lower class person

proof

able to withstand something; protected against

counsel

advice, opinion, or instruction given by one to another

fair

beautiful, pretty, stunning

rancor

bitterness, resentment, meanness

marry

by Mary (Virgin Mary)

pernicious

causing great harm or damage in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

bade

commanded, ordered

confounds

destroys, defeats, causes to fail

anguish

extreme suffering grief, or pain

grace

favor, good will; approval

fray

fight

roe

fish eggs

sup

have supper, provide supper for, give the last daily feed to

profane

having or showing disrespect for religious things

saucy

impudent, bold

wanting

lacking, needing

predominant

leading, main; most noticeable

visor

mask

humor

mood

mark

pay attention to, listen to

posterity

people in the future

nimble

quick, easy, and light

brine

salty water

sallow

sickly yellow, pale

adjacent

situated near, next to something

bauble

small, showy trinket or decoration, cheap jewel

heretics

someone who believes or teaches something that goes against accepted or official beliefs

gossamers

spider webs

shrift

the act of going to or hearing a religious confession, confession to a priest

conjure

to call forth, to call up; make something appear unexpectedly

purge

to cleanse, to rid of impurity

retain

to keep possession, remember

chide

to scold, rebuke, fuss at

discourses

to seriously spread/write about a topic

whither

to which place, to whatever place

perverse

willfully cantankerous, deliberately stubborn

withal

with, within

idolatry

worship of someone or something, admiration

God-den

Good evening