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Midsummer vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nuptial | relating to marriage or weddings. |
| Wane | (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. |
| Dulcet | (especially of sound) sweet and soothing. |
| Chaste | abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. |
| Leviathan | (in biblical use) a sea monster, identified in different passages with the whale and the crocodile (e.g. Job 41, Ps. 74:14), and with the Devil (after Isa. 27:1). |
| Pert | (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky. |
| Melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. |
| Progeny | a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring. |
| Vexation | the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried. |
| Feign | pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury). |
| Conceit | excessive pride in oneself. |
| Trifle | a thing of little value or importance. |
| Cunning | having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion. |
| Filch | pilfer or steal (something, especially a thing of small value) in a casual way. |
| Entreat | ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something. |
| Abjure | solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim). |
| Livery | special uniform worn by a servant or official. |
| Cloister | a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other. |
| Yoke | a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull. |
| Austerity | sternness or severity of manner or attitude. |
| Render | cause to be or become; make. |
| Idolatry | extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone. |
| Extenuate | cause (an offense) to seem less serious. |
| Edict | an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. |
| Interlude | an intervening period of time. |
| Lamentable | (of circumstances or conditions) deplorably bad or unsatisfactory. |
| Gallant | (of a man or his behavior) giving special attention and respect to women; chivalrous. |
| Condole | express sympathy for (someone); grieve with. |
| Extempore | spoken or done without preparation. |
| Tawny | of an orange-brown or yellowish-brown color. |
| Imbrue | stain (something, especially one's hands or sword). |
| Acheron | a river in Hades |
| Condole | express sympathy for (someone); grieve with. |
| Hecate | a goddess of the moon, earth, and underground realm of the dead, later regarded as the goddess of sorcery and witchcraft |
| Dulcet | (especially of sound) sweet and soothing. |
| Bacchanal | an occasion of wild and drunken revelry. |
| Dissembling | conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs. |
| Knavery | a deceitful or dishonest act |
| Paramour | a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. |
| Doted | be extremely and uncritically fond of. |
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Jasons32
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