Romeo and Juliet ­ Act Two Vocabulary
kinsmen
noun
relative
" And the place death, considering who thou art,/If any of my kinsmen find you here." Juliet ­ page 86­ lines 63­64
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cunning
adjective
cleverness, slyness
"But trust me, gentlemen, I'll prove more true/Than those that have more cunning to be strange." Juliet ­ page 88­ lines 99­100
variable
adjective
changeable, inconstant
"O swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon,/That monthly changes in her circled orb,/ Lest that thy love prove likewise variable." Juliet­ page 90 ­ lines 109­110
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procure
verb
get, obtain
"...thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow,/By one that I'll procure to come to thee." Juliet­ page 92­ lines 143­144
vile
adjective
worthless, cheap, low
"For naught so vile that on the earth doth live/But to the earth some special good doth give." Friar Lawrence­ page 98 ­ lines 18­19
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sallow
adjective
of a sickly, pale­yellowish complexion
"....what a deal of brine/Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline!" Friar Lawrence­ page 102­ lines 72­73
waverer
adjective
one who changes or is unsteady
"Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell. But come young waverer, come with me."
Friar Lawrence, page 102­104, lines 90­91" 4
lamentable
adjective
distressing, sad
"...Why, is not this a lamentable thing, grandsire, that we should thus afflicted with these strange flies, these fashionmongers . ..." Mercutio­ page 106­ lines 28­30
unwieldy
adjective
awkward, clumsy
"But old folks ­ many feign as they were dead,/Unwieldy, slow, heavy, and pale as lead." Juliet­ page 120­ lines 16­17
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