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Midsummer Night's
Act III
Question | Answer |
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casement | portion of a window that can be opened and closed |
loam | mixture of clay, sand, and straw |
rough-cast | mixture of lime and gravel |
auditor | an audience member |
odious | revolting; horrible |
by and by | soon |
brisky | lively |
juvenile | youth |
fair | handsome |
knavery | trickery |
enamored | captivated; charmed |
enthralled | spellbound; enchanted |
rate | rank |
gambol | frolic |
tapers | candles |
consecrated | blessed |
patches | fools |
mechanicals | workers |
nole (noll) | head |
mimic | an actor or actress who imitates others for amusement, especially as a mime |
fowler | bird hunter |
apparel | clothes |
yielders | timid people |
antipodes | region on the opposite side of the earth |
worm | serpent |
ensue | to follow |
befall | to occur |
derision | ridicule |
congealed | frozen |
bequeath | to give away or hand down, especially by will or testament |
sojourn | to live in a place as a temporary resident |
disparage | to mock; to belittle |
recompense | compensation |
engild | to brighten as though by gilding (decorating an item with gold leaf) |
confederacy | a group of people united to commit an unlawful act; a conspiracy |
bait | to torment |
incorporate | as one |
nymph | fate |
tender | to offer |
grace | favor |
persevere | to persist |
chronicled | recorded in history |
compel | to drive or urge with force |
puppet | an imitation |
personage | physical appearance |
shrewishness | sharp-tongued quality |
vixen | an ill-tempered woman |
flout | to insult |
officious | meddlesome |
jole (jowl) | cheek |
fray | a fight |
recreant | a coward; a disloyal person |
abate | to decrease; to decline |