Give the definition and part of speech of kinsmen. | noun; male relatives |
Give a sentence for kinsmen. | The fact that my father’s kinsmen are very tall explains why I am quite tall for my age. |
Give the definition and part of speech of anguish. | noun; severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness |
Give a sentence for anguish. | Romeo’s anguish is caused by the fact that he is in love with a woman who does not love him back. |
Give the definition and part of speech of propagate. | verb; to spread an idea, a belief, or a piece of information among many people |
Give a sentence for propagate. | The company propagates a false image of the product in its advertisements. |
Give the definition and part of speech of transgression. | noun; an act that goes beyond the limits of what is morally or legally acceptable |
Give a sentence for transgression. | They were put in jail for their many transgressions against the law. |
Give the definition and part of speech of assail. | verb; to attack somebody or something, either physically or with words |
Give a sentence for assail. | The girl was so mad at the boy that she assailed him by punching him. |
Give the definition and part of speech of exquisite. | adjective; extremely beautiful or carefully made |
Give a sentence for exquisite. | The exquisite dress was handmade by the skilled seamstress. |
Give the definition and part of speech of languish. | verb; to be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time |
Give a sentence for languish. | The gardeners languished in the extreme heat. |
Give the definition and part of speech of beseech. | verb; to ask somebody for for something in an anxious way because you want or need it very much |
Give a sentence for beseech. | The girl beseeched her mother to get her a phone because she wanted to be able to text her friends. |
Give the definition and part of speech of nuptial. | noun; a wedding |
Give a sentence for nuptial. | I was a flower girl at the nuptial of the young couple. |
Give the definition and part of speech of trifling. | adjective; small and not important |
Give a sentence for trifling. | The girl’s problems seemed trifling compared to the suffering of the rest of the world. |
Give the definition and part of speech of commend. | verb; to recommend somebody/something to somebody |
Give a sentence for commend. | The boss commended her best employee to many other employers. |
Give the definition and part of speech of consort. | verb; to play music with |
Give a sentence for consort. | The boy was thrilled when he had the opportunity to consort with the famous band. |
Give the definition and part of speech of appertain. | verb; relate to; concern |
Give a sentence for appertain. | The questions at the meeting appertained to the new product that the company was developing. |
Give the definition and part of speech of martial. | adjective; relating to war, fighting, or the armed forces |
Give a sentence for martial. | The young boy was obsessed with martial arts such as karate. |
Give the definition and part of speech of eloquence. | noun; the ability to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public |
Give a sentence for eloquence. | Everyone that heard the woman speak was amazed by her eloquence. |
Give the definition and part of speech of enamored. | adjective; liking something a lot; in love with somebody |
Give a sentence for enamored. | The happy boy was enamored of the music at the concert. |
Give the definition and part of speech of perjury. | noun; the crime of telling a lie in court |
Give a sentence for perjury. | After the trial, the witness was found guilty of perjury. |
Give the definition and part of speech of sojourn. | verb; to stay for a short time in a place away from your home |
Give a sentence for sojourn. | The man had to sojourn in London for a week because of the business conference that he had there. |
Give the definition and part of speech of immoderate. | adjective; extreme; not reasonable |
Give a sentence for immoderate. | Her immoderate consumption of sugar led her to develop diabetes. |
Give the definition and part of speech of slander. | noun; a false spoken statement intended to damage the good opinion people have of somebody; the legal offense of making this kind of statement |
Give a sentence for slander. | The rumor that the man had committed murder was a vicious slander on his good reputation. |
Give the definition and part of speech of pensive. | adjective; thinking deeply about something, especially because you are sad or worried. |
Give a sentence for pensive. | The troubled girl sat on her bed with a pensive expression on her face. |
Give the definition and part of speech of arbitrate. | verb; to officially settle an argument between two people or groups |
Give a sentence for arbitrate. | The teacher often arbitrated the silly fights between her students. |
Give the definition and part of speech of peevish. | adjective; easily annoyed by unimportant things; bad-tempered |
Give a sentence for peevish. | The peevish child was angry with everyone and had trouble making friends. |
Give the definition and part of speech of distraught. | adjective; extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly |
Give a sentence for distraught. | She was so distraught after the tragedy occurred that she could not speak or write for a couple of days. |
Give the definition and part of speech of beguile. | verb; to trick somebody into doing something, especially by being nice to them |
Give a sentence for beguile. | The girl was especially nice to her classmates in order to beguile them into doing her homework for her |
Give the definition and part of speech of pestilent. | adjective; causing annoyance; troublesome |
Give a sentence for pestilent. | The pestilent boy annoyed his classmates by making strange noises. |
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary
November 28, 2019