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Midsummer Night's
Act III
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |