Honors Vocabulary Studies 09-10

 

Romeo and Juliet Vocab List

 

 

 

Set 1

 

sanguine (adj) cheerfully confident; optimistic.

 

pecuniary (adj) of or relating to money

 

recapitulate (v-tr) to restate briefly; summarize
 

unctuous (adj) smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
 

kowtow (v-intr) false or exaggerated respect; “brown-nosing”
 

supercilious (adj) patronizingly stuck up, conceited
 

loquacious (adj) excessively talkative
 

escarpment (n): a steep bank under a defensible mound

 

hitherto (adv): to this point; up until now

indigenes (n): native animals or plants

 

Quia Quiz Activities 1

 

Set 2

 

countenance (n) facial expression

 

indefatigable (adj) not tiring

 

chimerical (adj) given to fantastic schemes
 

ameliorate (v-tr) to make better or more tolerable
 

palpable (adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily perceptible by the mind
 

diffident (adj) hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence; shy
 

abhorrence (n) one that is disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
 

pedantry (n) act of paying too much attention to book learning

 

facile (adj) easily accomplished

immutable (adj) unchangeable

 

Quia Quiz Activities 2

Set 3

 

impotence (n) lack of ability

 

languid (adj) lacking vigor and vitality

 

ennui (n) feeling of emptiness or weariness

 

vexation (n) annoying, distressing thing

 

dilatory (adj) slow, procrastinating

 

ignominy (n) disgrace, dishonor

 

emaciated (adj) gaunt, scrawny, weak

 

consummate (v-tr) to seal, bring to sublime or perfect completion

 

malice (n) hatred with a desire to harm

 

sagacity (n) soundness of judgment, strong intellect

 

Quia Quiz Activities 3