Romeo and Juliet (Film 1996)

Romeo and Juliet (Film 1996) Glossary

mutiny

an open rebellion against the proper authorities

wolvish

being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious.

purged

rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition

palmers

Pilgrims

saints

person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death.

unworthiest

least deserving of respect or attention.

pilgrim

a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons

canker

a fungal disease that afflicts plants

shrift

confession, such as to a priest

rancor

bitterness or resentfulness, especially over a long period of time

passado

a thrust in fencing where one's foot is advanced

counterfeit

a fraudulent imitation of something else

bawd

a woman who runs a brothel

shrived

to confess one's sins, especially to a priest

fiddlestick

nonsense

zounds

expressing surprise or exclamation (contraction of "His wounds," referring to Christ)

appertaining

relating to or concerning

forbear

politely restrain an impulse; refrain from doing or using

garish

obtrusively bright and showy

spleen

bad temper; spite

beshrew

to make wicked; depraved

dateless

not having, or incapable of having, romantic appointments or engagements

glooming

having a dark or somber appearance

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