The Tempest
ELA Vocabulary
List 1
abhorred
 Verb (past tense)
 Hated; regarded with disgust.
allay
 Verb
 To calm, relieve, or diminish.
chide
 Verb
 To scold or rebuke.
fen
 Noun
 A marsh or bog; a wetland.
fortitude
 Noun
 Bravery or courage in pain or adversity.
homage
 Noun
 A tribute of respect or honor; something that is done to
honor someone or something.
perfidious
 Adjective
 Treacherous; deceitful and untrustworthy.
precursors
 Plural Noun
 People or things that come before another of the same
kind; a forerunner.
prerogative
 Noun
 A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or
class.
abominable
 Adjective
 Dreadful; very bad or unpleasant; causing moral
revulsion.
celestial
 Adjective
 Heavenly; supremely good; positioned in or relating to
the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.
enmity
 Noun
 Hostility; the state or feeling of being actively opposed or
hostile to someone or something.
nimble
 Adjective
 Alert; quick and light in movement or action; agile.
prate
 Verb
 To chatter or gab; to talk foolishly or tediously about
something.
spendthrift
 Noun
 A wasteful spender; a person who spends money in an
extravagant, irresponsible way.
trifle
 Noun
 An insignificant thing; something that does not have
much value or importance.
upbraid
 Verb
 To scold; to find fault with (someone).
brine
 Noun
 Salt water.
jocund
 Adjective
 Merry; happy; cheerful and lighthearted.
odious
 Adjective
 Hateful; extremely unpleasant; repulsive.