1. Unit 12 Vocabulary
Test 3/9
Units 11 and 12

2. Unit 12
Slander (n.): words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another.
Romeo’s name would be slandered if it were found out he loved Juliet, a Capulet.
Baleful (adj.): destructive, deadly; poisonous.
Friar Lawrence picked baleful flowers prior to Romeo’s arrival.
Unwieldy (adj.): clumsy; difficult to carry because of bulk or weight.
Being so young, some might say the love Juliet felt for Romeo was unwieldy.
Sallow (adj.): a sickly, yellowish hue.
Romeo’s cheeks were sallow after shedding tears over Juliet.
Shroud (n.): burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped.
Upon her death, Juliet must be buried in a shroud.

3. Unit 12 (cont.) Beguile (v.): to deceive or mislead.
Juliet and Friar Lawrence formulated a plan to beguile the Capulet family.
Canker (n.): a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of.
The cankerous attitudes of Lord Montague were difficult to overcome.
Calamity (n.): a serious event causing misfortune.
Tybalt enjoyed causing calamity in the streets of Verona.
Knave (n.): a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
The Nurse described Mercutio as a scurvy knave for his unruly and demeaning behavior.
Chide (v.): censure severely or angrily.
Romeo believes Friar Lawrence chide him in his love for Juliet.

4. Unit 12 (cont.) Vice (adj.): moral weakness.
Romeo’s vice is his blind love for Juliet.
Jest (v.): tell a joke; speak humorously.
Mercutio liked to jest which would end up costing him his life
Woo (v.): make amorous advances towards someone else.
Lord Capulet told County Paris he needed to woo her to earn her love.
Lamentation (v.): the passionate activity of expressing grief.
Romeo lamented Juliet’s death by purchasing poison.
Dismember (v.): divide into numerous pieces.
When Tybalt fought Romeo he hoped to dismember him.

5. Unit 12 (cont.)
Apothecary (n.): a health professional trained in the art of preparing drugs.
Romeo visited an apothecary to procure poison.
Haste (v.): a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry.
Romeo begged Friar Lawrence to make haste in marrying him and Juliet.
Fiend (n.): a cruel, wicked and inhuman person.
Tybalt was a fiend for what he did to Mercutio.
Dote (v.): shower with love; show excessive affection for.
Romeo meets Juliet at her balcony to dote on her.
Rouse (v.): cause to become awake or conscious.
Juliet wished to rouse Romeo early on their wedding day.