1. The Tempest
ELA Vocabulary
List 1

2. abhorred
Verb (past tense)
Hated; regarded with disgust.

3. allay
Verb
To calm, relieve, or diminish.

4. chide
Verb
To scold or rebuke.

5. fen
Noun
A marsh or bog; a wetland.

6. fortitude
Noun
Bravery or courage in pain or adversity.

7. homage
Noun
A tribute of respect or honor; something that is done to honor someone or something.

8. perfidious
Adjective
Treacherous; deceitful and untrustworthy.

9. precursors Plural Noun
People or things that come before another of the same kind; a forerunner.

10. prerogative
Noun
A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

11. abominable
Adjective
Dreadful; very bad or unpleasant; causing moral revulsion.

12. celestial
Adjective
Heavenly; supremely good; positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.

13. enmity
Noun
Hostility; the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

14. nimble
Adjective
Alert; quick and light in movement or action; agile.

15. prate
Verb
To chatter or gab; to talk foolishly or tediously about something.

16. spendthrift
Noun
A wasteful spender; a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.

17. trifle
Noun
An insignificant thing; something that does not have much value or importance.

18. upbraid
Verb
To scold; to find fault with (someone).

19. brine
Noun
Salt water.

20. jocund
Adjective
Merry; happy; cheerful and lighthearted.

21. odious
Adjective
Hateful; extremely unpleasant; repulsive.