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Midsummer Night's
Acts IV and V
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |