| Choler | irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability |
| Partisans | an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance |
| Profaners | characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious |
| Pernicious | causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious |
| Wield | to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating |
| Forfeit | a fine; penalty |
| Augmenting | to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase |
| Fray | a fight, battle, or skirmish |
| Chaste | refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous |
| Marred | to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil |
| Languish | to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade |
| Soliloquy | a long speech by a character alone on stage, usually revealing his or her inner thoughts |
| Monologue | also a long speech by one character, but it may be in the presence of other characters |
| Dialogue | speech or conversation between two or more characters |
| Aside | words spoken to the audience by a character |
| Fortnight | fourteen days |
| Weaned | to accustom (as a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| Perilous | full of danger |
| Teat | the part of a female animal (such as a cow) through which a young animal receives milk |
| Valiant | possessing or acting with bravery or boldness |
| Hoodwinked | to mislead by a trick, decieve |
| Ambling | walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace. |
| Nimble | moving quickly and lightly |
| Visage | face |
| Constable | a peace officer with limited policing authority, typically in a small town. |
| Mire | a stretch of swampy or boggy ground |
| Courtier | An attendant at a royal court |
| Bodes | be an omen of a particular outcome. |
| Revels | festivities |
| Unplagued | free of problems |
| Corns | a small, painful area of thickened skin on the foot, esp. on the toes, caused by pressure. |
| Knaves | male servants |
| Nuptial | wedding |
| Rapier | sword |
| Disparagement | belittlement |
| Semblance | A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
| Scathe | harm; injure |
| Profane | relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious. |
| Purged | cleansed |
| Trifling | Not significant, frivolous |
| Prodigious | enormous |
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary
August 16, 2019