1. Romeo and Juliet Act III Vocabulary
With a partner or group, read each word and its pair of sentences.
Find clues in the sentences that help you understand the word’s meaning. You may mark the sentences.
Develop a definition for each word.
On your vocabulary list, write down the word and your own definition.
List any word parts that you can identify: prefixes, suffixes and roots.

2. Vile  adjective  foul or morally despicable
Definitions for Act III Vocabulary Words: Write these on your vocabulary list.
Vile  adjective  foul or morally despicable
Submission  noun  a yielding or surrendering to another
Effeminate  having the qualities of a woman, usually seen as weak
Dexterity  skill or quickness with the hands or mind
Exile  noun  banishment from a country or home

3. Definitions for Act III Vocabulary Words: Write these on your vocabulary list.
6. Tedious adjective  tiresome or boring because of length of dullness
7. Perjure  verb  to knowingly lie, especially while under oath to tell the truth

4. Definitions for Act III Vocabulary Words: Write these on your vocabulary list.
8. Calamity noun  a great distress or misfortune 9. Absolve  verb  to set free from the consequences of guilt 10. Fickle  adjective  not firm; changeable or inconstant in character

5. Now that you have the definitions. . .
Compare your group’s definition with the class definition;
In the “Compare” box, tell how your definition is like the class definition and tell how your definition is different from the class definition;
In the “Deep Processing” box, do one of the following: write an example of the word, draw a picture of the word, write a sentence using the word or write a synonym for the vocabulary word