Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary List: Act I

1. Augment— (verb) to make greater or supplement

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2. Boisterous— (adjective) rowdy or rough

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3. Valiant— (adjective) courageous

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4. Pernicious— (adjective) very destructive or harmful

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5. Portentous— (adjective) dealing with a sign, forewarning, or omen

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6. Posterity— (noun) future generations

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7. Profane— (adjective) showing contempt toward sacred things

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8. Choler— (noun) anger, irritability

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9. Virtuous— (adjective) having excellent morals; righteous

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10. Prodigious— (adjective) extraordinary, marvelous

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Act I Vocabulary-Multiple Choice

Circle the letter of the word that best fits the definition.

1. Harmful 6. Righteous
1. virtuous a. tacit
2. erudition b. virtuous
3. pernicious c. prim

2. To make greater 7. Showing contempt

1. choler a. profane
2. augment b. spectral
3. shrill c. adversary

3. Anger
1. choler 8. Rowdy
2. amiable a. malevolent
3. omnipotent b. staid

c. boisterous

4. Marvelous
1. prodigious 9. Sign
2. calamity a. lithe
3. lament b. pious

c. portentous

5. Future generations
1. supercilious
2. squall 10. Courageous
3. posterity a. tenacious

b. valiant

c. caustic
Now choose any FIVE words from the Act 1 list to incorporate into a trailer for Act 1 of at
least 5-10 sentences. Be sure to use the words in the correct context and underline them.