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Midsummer night #1
Midsummer night's dream #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pomp | Noun. Over the top party |
| Dowager | Noun. Old, rich lady |
| Feign | Verb. To fake, to pretend |
| Con To Con | Noun. A trickster Verb. To memorize |
| Orb | Noun. A sphere ball, magical ball |
| Virtue | Noun. Goodness in a person |
| Changeling | Noun. A baby born in the human world, raised in fairy world |
| Henchman | Noun. Servant |
| Leviathan | Noun. Huge sea monster |
| Impeach | Verb. Held accountable for |
| Fancy-sick | Noun. Love-sick |
| Spurn | Verb. To reject rudely |
| Mimic | Verb. To imitate |
| Extort | Verb. To take money or info from somebody by force |
| Amiable | Adj. friendly |
| Frolic | Verb. To play happily |
| Sinister | Adj. cruel, evil |
| Wanton | Adj. outrageous, shameless woman |
| Sprite | Adj. mischievous fairy |
| Poetry | A type of literature |
| Prose | Ordinary form of written language |
| Blank verse | A form of writing that doesn't rhyme |
| Iambic pentameter | A type of blank verse that has 10 syllables |
| Inflection | Noun. A change in tone or pitch of a voice |
| Dialogue | Noun. A conversation |
| Hyperbole | Noun. An exaggeration |
| Allusion To allude | Noun. A reference to a place Verb. Work of art |
| Pun | Noun. A joke in which words have a similar sound, but different meaning |
| Proverb | Noun. A phrase which expresses a universal truth |
| Revel To revel | Noun. A party, festival Verb. To enjoy a festival |
| Audacious | Adj. brave, bold, daring |
| Progeny | Noun. Offspring |