ACT IV and V VocabularyACT IV and V VocabularyRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet

Your vocabulary chart is due Your vocabulary chart is due Friday.Friday.

Aaron went to class without Aaron went to class without his book. “Duh, you his book. “Duh, you

loggerheadloggerhead!” his friends !” his friends yelled at him. “Our teacher yelled at him. “Our teacher told us to bring our books to told us to bring our books to

class!”class!”

Loggerhead-Loggerhead- (pun) a slang (pun) a slang name for a stupid personname for a stupid person

The family was The family was lamentablelamentable, , as they gathered around the as they gathered around the casket of their loved one and casket of their loved one and

cried.cried.

LamentableLamentable- filled with grief- filled with grief

The man went to the The man went to the apothecaryapothecary to ask what to ask what

kinds of medicines could heal kinds of medicines could heal his sick wife.his sick wife.

Apothecary-Apothecary- pharmacist pharmacist

The two old friends met at the The two old friends met at the pub to visit over food and pub to visit over food and

cordialscordials..

Cordial-Cordial- a drink believed to be a drink believed to be good for the heart/health good for the heart/health (usually contains alcohol)(usually contains alcohol)

Romeo and Juliet’s love was so Romeo and Juliet’s love was so inexorableinexorable that even his that even his banishment wouldn’t keep banishment wouldn’t keep

them from loving each other.them from loving each other.

Inexorable-Inexorable- unstoppable unstoppable

Romeo left an Romeo left an amorousamorous letter letter describing his devotion to describing his devotion to

Juliet.Juliet.

Amorous-Amorous- loving loving

The two The two paramoursparamours could be could be seen holding hands and kissing seen holding hands and kissing

in the courtyard.in the courtyard.

ParamourParamour- lover- lover

Because she had sinned, Juliet Because she had sinned, Juliet planned to spend most of her planned to spend most of her night kneeling at the foot of night kneeling at the foot of

her bed with her hands folded, her bed with her hands folded, as she said as she said orisonsorisons..

Orisons-Orisons- prayers prayers