augmenting | v. adding to; increasing |
bliss | n. eternal happiness |
despair | v. lose all hope or confidence |
endure | v. tolerate; put up with |
foes | n. enemies; opponents |
foolish | adj. small; unimportant |
quarrel | n. an argument |
quench | v. extinguish; put out |
tormented | v. inflicted with pain or torture |
valiant | adj. strong and worthy of honor |
vile | adj. wicked; disgusting |
woe | n. deep sorrow; grief |
cease | v. to put an end or stop to something |
conjure | v. to call upon |
desire | n. a wish; want |
excels | v. far exceeds; does better |
frank | adj. upfront and candid |
gracious | adj. exceedingly polite, elegant, or divine |
haste | n. great speed, especially when time is short |
heir | n. a person who inherits or is entitled to the property of another |
infinite | adj. never-ending; without limits |
inquire | v. ask about |
ests | v. makes fun of; jokes |
vanity | n. excessive pride, especially about oneself |
brawl | n. a fist-fight or quarrel |
effeminate | adj. like a lady; feminine |
eloquence | n. the ability to speak expressively and persuasively |
exiled | v. removed forcibly from one’s home country or place of residence |
gallant | adj. courteous and thoughtful, especially toward women |
garish | adj. overly showy or decorated |
merciful | adj. showing mercy or compassion |
plague | n. an outbreak of serious disease that kills |
predicament | n. a difficult problem or situation |
reconcile | v. to make amends |
submission | n. willingness to yield or surrender |
vengeance | n. punishment in return for a wrong; revenge |
array | n. fine, expensive clothes |
bear | v. to carry off; transport |
beguile | v. to deceive or trick |
dismal | adj. depressing or hopeless |
distraught | adj. extremely upset or depressed |
•6. lament | v. to express great sadness or grief |
•7. martyr | n. one who is put to death for a cause |
•8. pensive | adj. lost in thought |
•9. pestilent | adj. able to cause death or destruction |
•10. shroud | n. a burial cloth |
•11. solace | n. comfort and support from emotional distress |
•12. treacherous | adj. ready to betray someone’s confidence or trust |
•1. aloof | adj. at a distance |
•2. ambiguities | n. situations or matters that are unclear or confusing |
•3. apprehend | v. to hold and keep close |
•4. flattering | adj. complimentary; with great praise |
•5. impeach | v. to make an accusation |
•6. meager | adj. unsatisfactorily small |
•7. morsel | n. a small piece of food |
•8. poverty | n. the state of being very poor |
•9. prosperous | adj. full of good fortune |
•10. provoke | v. cause a problem |
•11. sepulcher | n. a vault in which a corpse is buried |
•12. will | n. ability to make decisions; desire |
Lit Elements | conflict, point of view, theme, characterization, etc |
Lit Technique | metaphor, simile, personification, symbolism |
Oxymoron | a figure of speech that combines normally contradictory terms |
Foreshadowing | gives you a glimpse of what will happen |
Lit Language | refers to words that do not deviate from their defined meaning. |
Figurative Language | (Both element and technique) refers to words and groups of words, that exaggerate or alter the usual meaning of the components or words -may involve analogy to similar concepts or other context that involves exaggeration |
Metaphor | using one idea/thing in place of another to suggest likeness between them |
Simile | use like or as to compare two dissimilar things |
Personification | to give an object/thing human characteristics |
Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration used as a figure of speech |
Genre | a specific form of literature (Fiction, Non-Fiction, dramatic literature, creative nonfiction |
Drama | works of literature meant to be performed on stage or read as a performance |
Plot | a sequence of events of which a story is composed |
Exposition | sets the stage, gives info about the plot and characters |
Rising action | tension builds; we get drawn in |
Turning point | conflicts and complications reach a clinical point |
Falling action | it all comes clear |
Resolution | conflict is resolved (Not always in a good way) |
Obligatory scene | cliché endings |
Flat characters | shallow and simple (stereotypical) |
Stock Characters | standard roles |
Major Characters | leads/stars |
Minor Characters | supporting roles |
Dialogue | exchange of words between two or more characters |
Action | must be meaningful and important to the story |
Dramatic action | advance in plot |
Theme | central concept of the story |
Characterization | technique by which an author develops characters |
Direct Characterization | is when the author or narrator directly tells the reader what the character is like |
Indirect Characterization | allows the reader to draw their own conclusion |
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary
August 1, 2019