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
