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An opponent or enemy
adversary
To harm or injure
Scathe
To spread or promote an idea or theory widely
(Also used in a scientific sense, meaning to breed plants or animals from parent stock)
Propagate
Having an impaired or disfigured appearance
Marred
Bold, nervy or disrespectful behavior
Gall
A strong supporter of a party, cause or person
Partisan
Unrequited
A belief or a set of beliefs taught by a church, political party or other group
Doctrine
To speak ill of someone or something, or represent them as having little worth
Disparage
Call upon (a spirit or a ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual
Conjure
Solemnity
The state or quality of being serious or dignified
Trifling
Unimportant or trivial
Shrift
A confession to a priest
Portentous
Having to do with a sign or omen of a future event
DAILY DOUBLE: Complete this sentence from Act II scene ii of Romeo & Juliet:
ROMEO: But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the ____.
sun
Profane
Having to do with things that are not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious
Saucy
impudent or bold; can sometimes mean impolite
Languish
To lose or lack vitality; to become weak or feeble
Also, to suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation
Prodigious
Remarkably or impressively great
Assail
Attack violently, either verbally or physically
rapier
A thin, light sharp-pointed sword used for fighting
Enmity
The state of feeling hostile to something or someone
Pernicious
Harmful or dangerous
Valiant
Having or showing courage or determination
Posterity
A word describing the future or future generations of people