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VOCABULARY: Romeo and Juliet

WORD & PART OF SPEECH sallow
adjective

DEFINITION of a sickly, yellowish color

ILLUSTRATION OR EXAMPLE

baleful
adjective

harmful, evil, deadly; full of menacing or evil influences to express disapproval of; scold, rebuke, reproach, reprimand bitter hatred or ill will

chide
-verb

rancor -noun grave

adjective

serious, somber, solemn

martial

adjective

inclined or disposed to war; warlike, military, pertaining to the armed forces willfully making a false statement under oath one who conceals or disguises ones real feelings, motives or thoughts misfortune, hard times, great hardship, trouble

perjure
verb

dissembler
noun

adversity
noun

fickle
adjective

likely to change; casually changeable; not constant or loyal

inundation
noun

flood, overflow, overwhelming abundance, deluge thinking deeply in a serious or sad way; thoughtful; reflective

pensive
noun

prostrate
adjective

lying or stretched out with face usually to the ground; prone upset, anxious, deeply agitated

distraught
-adjective

dirge
-noun

a song or poem showing grief for the dead; funeral hymn poor, inadequate, scanty; lean, thin

meager
-adjective

penury
noun

extreme poverty, destitution

inauspicious
-adjective

not favorable to plans or hopes; unlucky; having bad omens having knowledge of something private or secret; secret, hidden, confidential a whip or instrument of severe punishment or great suffering

privy
-adjective

scourge
noun