Romeo and Juliet Flashcards

as you progressively go through this deck of flashcards, your objective is to 1. coherently comprehend Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and 2. skillfully and appropriately use these words (42 cards)

1
Q

filial

A

relating/due to offspring, sons, daughters

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

enmities

A

state of being active opposition/hostility

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

lineage

A

direct descent from an ancestor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

domineer

A

assert one’s will over another’s in an arrogant way

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

courtier

A

who attends the royal court as companion/advisor to the king/queen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

chastened

A

have a restraining/moderate effect on something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

exalt

A

think/speak very highly of something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

celibacy

A

the state of abstaining from marriage or sexual relations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

linchpin

A

person/thing vital to an organisation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

cudgel

A

a sort and thick stick used as a weapon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

ardour

A

passion/enthusiasm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

ardent

A

burning/glowing with enthusiasm/passion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

monogamous

A

involved in marriage to 1 person at a time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

luminous

A

giving of shine bright light
capable of enlightening

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

irradiate

A

expose someone to enlightenment
(literally: expose someone to radiation)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

incredulous

A

unwilling/unable to believe in something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

burgeon

A

begin to grow/bloom/increase = floursish

18
Q

sublimation

A

the act of expressing strong emotions

19
Q

bourgeois

A

belonging/relating to the middle class, referencing to its materialistic values

20
Q

rhetoric

A

language designed to have persuasive effects but regarded as lacking in sincerity

21
Q

reproach

A

express disapproval/disappointment

22
Q

fallacy

A

a mistaken belief

23
Q

impede

A

prevent/delay something to happen, by obstructing it

24
Q

gratify

A

please, satisfy

25
lust
strong sexual desire
26
cliché
a thought/idea that shows lack of originality, predictable
27
infatuation
intense but short-lived passion
28
thy | Early Modern English
your
29
rote
habitual repetition of something, with ta belief that you'll learn it by doing so
30
wench
young girl/woman a prostitute
31
loll
sit, stand, lie in a very relaxed way
32
bawdry
obscenity in speech/writing
33
obscence
describing an act or statement that offends that prevalent morality of the time
34
implicit
suggested but not directly expressed
35
propagate
spread, promote (an idea)
36
contempt
regarding someone as inferior/worthless
37
derision
contemptuous mocking
38
carnel
relating to physical, especially sexual
39
discourse
written/spoken communication/debate
40
hedonism
the philosophy that consider pleasure as the highest value; promote sensual self-indulgence
41
indulge
allow someone (oneself) to enjoy the pleasure of something
42
chauvinist
person displaying excessive or prejudiced support for their own cause/group