LANGUAGE 9C

ROMEO & JULIET VOCABULARY

Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary List

Act I

I. Write original sentences about ´´What is love?´´

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

Example:

2. Boisterous— (adjective) rowdy or rough

Example:

3. Valiant— (adjective) courageous

Example:

4. Pernicious— (adjective) very destructive or harmful

Example:

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

Example:

6. Posterity— (noun) future generations

Example:

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

Example:

8. Choler— (noun) anger, irritability

Example:

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

Example:

10. Prodigious— (adjective) extraordinary, marvelous

Example:
 Act I Vocabulary-Multiple Choice

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

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

2. To make greater 7. Showing contempt

a. choler a. profane
b. augment b. spectral
c. shrill c. adversary

3. Anger
a. choler 8. Rowdy
b. amiable a. malevolent
c. omnipotent b. staid
c. boisterous

4. Marvelous
a. prodigious 9. Sign
b. calamity a. lithe
c. lament b. pious
c. portentous

5. Future generations
a. supercilious
b. squall 10. Courageous
c. posterity a. tenacious
b. valiant

c. caustic
 Act I Vocabulary-Completing the Sentence
III. Use each vocabulary word once to complete the following sentences.

augment boisterous valiant pernicious portentous posterity

profane choler virtuous prodigious

1. My friend always tries to do the right thing. I would say he is very virtuous.

2. My father went on a choler rage after I crashed the car.

3. The clouds appeared very Portentous signaling that a storm was approaching.

4. I wanted to augment my pay check by mowing my neighbor’s lawn for some

extra money.

5. The valiant man saved the woman from the burning house.

6. I am saving my family photo album for prosperity.

7. Fans are very boisterous at a rock concert.

8. My mother says it is profane to laugh in church.

9. It is a prodigious feat to break a world record.

10. I am trying to control my temper so I do not possess too much perniciousness.

IV. Act I Vocabulary-Visual Representations

For each vocabulary word in the boxes below, draw a picture that will help you
remember the word. Then use the word in your own original sentence. The first one has
been done for you.
1. augment: I’ll get another job to augment my salary.

2. boisterous: The kids from preschool are too boisterous.

3. valiant: Soldiers are so valiant that they fight for their country.

4. pernicious: Many parents think that social media can be very pernicious to their

childrens.
5. portentous: Urban legends says that if you clean your house on a exact day it will

give you portentous luck.

6. posterity: Every year chinese celebrate new years for more prosperity throughout

the year.

7. profane: He notices the profane in knowing another language.

8. choler: Her mom was choleric about his son for playing too many video games.
9. virtuous: People who are virtuous are most likely to gain more respect from others

10. prodigious: People think that aliens are prodigious but they are most likely to be
theories.