| baleful | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| baleful synonym | forbidding, menacing |
| baleful antonym | favorable |
| baleful example sentence | mr kane gave the class a baleful look, and they knew a test was coming their way. |
| chide | scold or reprimand severely or angrily |
| chide synonym | blame, admonish |
| chide antonym | approve, praise |
| chide example sentence | my parents chided me about not finishing all of my chores. |
| entreaty | earnest or urgent request |
| entreaty synonym | appeal, prayer |
| entreaty antonym | answer, demand |
| entreaty example sentence | i made the entreaty to my mom, begging her to take me shopping. |
| forsake | leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch |
| forsake synonym | disown, abandon |
| forsake antonym | allow, keep |
| forsake example sentence | i forsook my brothers who needed help with the biology review guide. |
| idolatry | the worship of idols or images that are not god |
| idolatry synonym | adoration, worship |
| idolatry antonym | vilification |
| idolatry example sentence | many religions prohibit idolatry. |
| intercede | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| intercede synonym | intrude, intervene |
| intercede antonym | leave alone |
| intercede example sentence | jack and luke asked me to intercede their fight, helping them sort out their problems. |
| rancor | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| rancor synonym | animosity, bitterness, gall |
| rancor antonym | amity, kindness, friendliness |
| rancor example sentence | julie had a deep sense of rancor in her heart about a failed relationship. |
| utter | without qualification |
| utter synonym | arrant, complete |
| utter antonym | idefinite |
| utter example sentence | mark was a complete utter failure to his family. |
| ascend | travel up |
| ascend synonym | arise, climb |
| ascend antonym | descend |
| ascend example sentence | my cat ascended into heaven after he passed away. |
| beguile | attract; cause to be enamored |
| beguile synonym | mislead, captivate |
| beguile antonym | repel, refuse |
| beguile example sentence | my brother tried to beguile me into giving him the last cookie. |
ELA romeo and juliet vocabulary part 2
August 17, 2019