| solemnity | serious or solemn observance or ceremonial proceeding (noun) |
| profane | unholy, defiled, impure (adj.) |
| rapier | a sword (noun) |
| trifling | small, unimportant (adj.) |
| saucy | bold, impudent, insolent (adj.) |
| enmity | hatred (noun) |
| shrift | confession (noun) |
| languish | to become less intense, to wane or abate (verb) |
| pernicious | having a bad effort, damaging or detrimental (adj.) |
| portentous | ominous, threatening evil (adj.) |
| prodigious | marvelous, miraculous, wondrous (adj.) |
| valiant | brave, courageous, bold (adj.) |
| assail | to attack with violent blows, to assault verbally (verb) |
| posterity | succeeding or future generations (noun) |
| jest | to joke, prank (verb) |
| impetuous | capable of sudden action, emotion or violence, brash (adj.) |
| judicious | possessing sound judgment, cautious, shrewd (adj.) |
| garish | marred by excessive ornamentation; gaudy (adj.) |
| chide | to scold, rebuke, reprimand (verb) |
| kindred | same kind (adj.) |
| idoltary | extreme devotion or worship of a person or thing (noun) |
| invocation | a prayer like speech; also conjuring or calling up of spirits (noun) |
| rancor | feelings of ill will, hatred, enmity, animosity (noun) |
| repose | time when one can relax (noun) |
| dissembler | one who hides himself or puts on a false appearance (noun) |
| jocund | cheerful, merry (adj.) |
| puling | whining, whimpering (adj.) |
| agile | well-balanced and quick on one’s feet, nimble (adj.) |
| discord | lack of harmony (noun) |
| felon | criminal (noun) |
| beguile | to deceive or cheat (verb) |
| intercession | a plea on another’s behalf, a mediation (noun) |
| inundate | to overwhelm with something (verb) |
| shroud | cloth used to wrap a body for burial (shroud) |
| resolve | firmness of purpose, determination (noun) |
| scourge | a major affliction or hardship (noun) |
| caitiff | mean, evil person (noun) |
| inter | bury (verb) |
| penury | impoverished, poor (adj.) |
| pestilence | epidemic (noun) |
| apothecary | druggist (noun) |
| presage | to predict (verb) |
| inauspicious | not promising (adj.) |
| sepulcher | tomb (noun) |
| aloof | showing no interest, withdrawn, un-involved (adj.) |
| peruse | to examine (verb) |
| inexorable | impossible to persuade, to change or halt (adj.) |
| obsequies | funeral ceremonies (noun) |
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary ALL Acts Quiz
July 18, 2019