ACT VRomeo & Juliet Vocabulary

Abhor

o P.O.S:• Verb

o Definition:• Hate, detest,

loatheo Sentence:• I abhor going to the

dentist.

Apothecary

o P.O.S:• Noun

o Definition:• Druggist

o Sentence:• Friar Lawrence is an

apothecary.

Amorous

o P.O.S:• Adjective

o Definition:• Loving

o Sentence:• Romiet gave Julio a very

amorous look.

Conspire

o P.O.S:• Verb

o Definition:• To plan secretly

with someone o Sentence:• Lily and I conspired a surprise

party for our friend Elmer.

Devise

o P.O.S:• Verb

o Definition:• To plan, think up

o Sentence:• We needed to devise a plan to

sneak 100 balloons into his house.

Dispose

o P.O.S:• Verb

o Definition:• Kill, get rid of

o Sentence:• The thief disposed of the evidence

by eating the candy bar and the wrapper.

Felon

o P.O.S:• Noun or

Adjective

o Definition:• Criminal

o Sentence:• The man could not own a gun

because he was a convicted felon.

Paramour

o P.O.S:• Noun

o Definition:• Lover

o Sentence:• Juliet was Romeo’s

paramour.

Sepulcher

o P.O.S:• Noun

o Definition:• Tomb

o Sentence:• They wrapped the body in a shroud

and placed it in the sepulcher.

Tedious

o P.O.S:• Adjective

o Definition:• Boring

o Sentence:• Scantronning is tedious.

Unsavory

o P.O.S:• Adjective

o Definition:• Offensive,

unclean, morally bad o Sentence:

• It was unsavory for the man to be seen at his wife’s funeral with a new girlfriend.