ROMEO AND JULIET VOCABULARY

Prologue

Act 2

Act 4

Act 1

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Assail (v) - to attack; to oppose; to challenge

Importune (v) - to press or urge with troublesome persistence; to annoy

Transgress (v) - to violate a command or law

Vex (v) - to bring trouble or distress to; to harass

Quarrel - (n) an argument or difference of opinion

Profane - (v) to treat (something sacred) with great disrespect; to put to a wrong or vulgar use

Valiant (adj) - possessing or acting with bravery or boldness

Portentous (adj) - eliciting amazement or wonder; being a grave or serious matter; of or relating to something that foreshadows a future event

Act 3

Chapter 5