LS Vocabulary for Test 1

- Ravage (v) cause severe and extensive damage to (page 72)

- cast aside (v) to stop thinking about something (page 152)

- indulgence (n) an occasion when you allow someone or yourself to have something
enjoyable, especially more than is good for you (page 151)

- hoard (v) to collect large amounts of something and keep it in a safe, often secret, place
(page 157)

- blurting out (v) to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you
are excited or nervous (page 188)

- forfeiting (v) to lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule
(page 103)

- stupendously (adv) very surprising, usually in a pleasing way, especially by

being large in amount or size (page 48)

- sentimentality(n) expression of gentle emotions such as love, sympathy, or caring

(page 151)

- undaunted (adj) still determined and enthusiastic, despite problems or no success

(page 71)

- ill-mannered (adj) rude and unpleasant (page 178)

- attachment (n) a feeling of love or strong connection to someone or something

(page 112)

- scramble (v) to compete with other people for something there is very little of (page
48)

- perilous (adj) extremely dangerous (page 408)

- bestow (v) to give something as an honor or present (page 408)

- scorn (v) to refuse advice or an offer because you are too proud
(n) a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that
you think is stupid or has no value (page 61)

- folly (n) the fact of being stupid, or stupid action, idea, etc. (page 373)
- hypocrisy (n) a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they
do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time
(page 240)

- imminent (adj) coming or likely to happen very soon (page 152)

- villain (n) a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law

- filial (adj) of son or daughter (page 359)

- frivolous (adj) behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously (page 223)

- distort (v) to change something from its usual, original, natural, or intended meaning,
condition, or shape (page 229)

- festival (n) a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event,

with its own social activities, food, or ceremonies

- profound (adj) felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way

showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters (page 336)

Romeo Juliet:
Culprits: (n) a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
Villain (n) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot
Plague (n) a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium,
typically with the formation of buboes (see bubonic plague) and
sometimes infection of the lungs ( pneumonic plague ).
Reproach/self-reproach (v) address (someone) in such a way as to express
disapproval or disappointment.
slander (v) make false and damaging statements about (someone).
lamentation (n) the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping.
affection (n) a gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
beseechingly (adv) to beg eagerly for; solicit. 3. to make urgent appeal
enmity (n) the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone
or something.
entreaties (n) an earnest or humble request.
haste (n) excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.
bewildered (adj) puzzled, perplexing, confusing