Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary 1 Act I, Scene i-iv

Dignity (n.) high social rank; having great self-respect. Dignitas (Latin): worthiness. How to fail a test with dignity - 

Choler (n.) anger; wrath; irritability. Cholera (Latin): cholera.

Quarrel (n.) an angry dispute or argument. Querela (Latin): to complain.

Propagate (v.) to make larger; increase in size, number, strength, or extent. prop ā g ā tus (Latin): to reproduce.

Importune (v.) to beg for (something) urgently or persistently. Import ū nus (Latin): troublesome, relentless.

Discreet (adj.) careful in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature. Discernere (Latin): careful.

Assail (v.) to attack vigorously or violently; assault. Assal ī re (Latin): to leap.

Tread (v.) to step or walk on, about, in, or along. Tredan (Old English): to step.

Masque (n.) a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16 th and 17 th centuries; a ball where guests wore masks. Masque (Middle French): a masked ball; masquerade.

Languish (v.) to be or become weak or feeble; fade. Langu ē re (Latin): to languish.