A)
What does loathsome mean as it is used in the following lines from Act IV, Scene 3 of
Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet: Or, if I live, is it not very like
The horrible conceit of death and night,
Together with the terror of this place,--
As in a vault, an ancient receptacle,
Where, for this many hundred years, the bones
Of all my buried ancestors are pack’d;
Where bloody Tybalt, yet but green in earth
Lies festering in his shroud; where, as they say,
At some hours in the night spirits resort;--
Alack, alack, it is not like that I,
So early waking,--what with loathsome smells,
And shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth,
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad;
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horrible
different
sharp
aromatic
The word loathsome means disgusting or revolting in this context. It refers to the unpleasant smells and sounds Juliet is experiencing in the vault where she believes Romeo lies dead.
A)
Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.
The child’s wild behavior marred the quiet dinner for the guests.
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enabled
hindered
shamed
spoiled
spoiled
A)
Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.
The track team’s coach managed to procure a sponsor for the upcoming trip, enabling all
runners to attend.
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grant
hire
obtain
prioritize
obtain
A)
Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.
The country doctor prepared a cordial for the ill farmer.
(1 point)
surgery
bad news
speech
medicine
medicine
A)
What does scourge mean as it is used in the following lines from Act V, Scene 3 of Romeo
and Juliet?
Prince: This letter doth make good the friar’s words,
Their course of love, the tidings of her death:
And here he writes that he did buy a poison
Of a poor ‘pothecary, and therewithal
Came to this vault to die, and lie with Juliet.--
Where be these enemies?--Capulet,--Montague,--
See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
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inconvenience
power
punishment
result