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Midsummer Night's
Acts IV and V
Question | Answer |
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amiable | lovable |
peck | one quarter of a bushel (8 quarts) |
provender | food; provisions |
dotage | infatuation |
coronet | a garland or wreath |
swain | a young man living in the country ; a bumpkin |
vexation | aggravation; turmoil |
visage | face or facial expression |
amity | friendship and goodwill |
forester | an official responsible for the forest land |
vaward (vanguard) | the first or leading part of a group |
discord | disharmony; cacophony |
expound | explain |
paragon | a model; a perfect example |
paramour | an adulterous lover |
pumps | men's shoes, often decorated with ribbons |
pare | to trim |
seething | boiling; frenzied |
eunuch | a castrated or undeveloped man (consequently having a high singing voice) |
concord | a state of harmony or agreement |
government | control; rule; authority |
mantle | a cloak |
twain | two |
sinister | left |
pat | precisely |
dam | mother |
discretion | consideration; judgment |
videlicet | as follows |
imbrue | to drench, especially with blood |
epilogue | a speech recited to the audience at the conclusion of a play |
palpable | capable of being touched or felt; obvious; evident |
gross | crude |
fortnight | two weeks |
ditty | a simple song |
hare-lip | a congenital cleft in the center of the upper lip |
prodigious | impressive in extent, quantity, or force |
chamber | a room in the house, especially a bedroom |