| 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