1. Romeo & Juliet
Act 1 Vocabulary

2. The Montagues are the Capulet’s adversaries.
adversary
An opponent/ an enemy
The Montagues are the Capulet’s adversaries.

3. Juliet felt much anguish when learning she had to marry Paris.
Intense pain or grief
Juliet felt much anguish when learning she had to marry Paris.

4. One who dispenses drugs (sometimes illegally) for profit/ a pharmacist
apothecary
One who dispenses drugs (sometimes illegally) for profit/ a pharmacist
Romeo went to the apothecary for some herbs to cure his headache.

5. augment To enlarge, to increase
Lady Capulet purchased another ring at the fair to augment her jewelry collection.

6. Eager to fight, aggressive
Belligerent
Eager to fight, aggressive
Tybalt can be described as belligerent because he picks fights with everyone.

7. Boisterous Noisy, rough
Prince Escalus tried to quiet the boisterous crowd so that his speech could be heard.

8. Disposition
Temperament, the fixed qualities of one’s nature or character/ personality
Romeo has a highly emotional disposition; he cries one minute and is in love the next.

9. nimble Active, quick, lively
One had to be nimble when fencing; otherwise, he might die because he couldn’t avoid the sword.

10. Nuptial Pertaining to a marriage/ the marriage ceremony
Once Romeo and Juliet said their nuptial vows, they were married.

11. Semblance
A likeness
Romeo and Juliet tried to hold some semblance of a wedding ceremony on short notice.