A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM VOCABULARY Acts 1 and
“A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM” VOCABULARY Acts 1 and 5
ACT ONE 1. Abjure: to deny oneself something; to formally renounce or give up; reject; avoid 2. Dowager: a woman who inherited a title or property from her deceased husband; a widow 3. Estate (unto): bestow upon; give to; will to 4. Extempore: with little or no preparation; without rehearsal 5. Extenuate: to diminish the seriousness 6. Lodestars: guiding stars; models or principles that guide behavior 7. Nuptial: relating to marriage or weddings 8. Properties: stage props; items used in the course of a performance 9. Revenue: personal income; wealth 10. Transpose: to change places; reverse usual order
ACT 5 1. Audacious: without fear; bold; daring 2. Beguile: to pass time in a pleasant way 3. Discretion: the good judgment and sensitivity needed to avoid embarrassing or upsetting others 4. Eloquence: the ability to speak forcefully, expressively, and persuasively 5. Masque: dramatic entertainment similar to opera, in which masked performers represent mythological or allegorical characters 6. Partition: a structure that divides a space, e. g. a wall built to make two rooms out of one 7. Satire: the use of wit, especially irony, sarcasm, and ridicule, to criticize faults 8. Seething: 1) full of anger; 2) moving in all directions, busily or frantically 9. Throttle: to prevent something from continuing or developing; stop 10. Valor: courage shown in war or battle 11. Tedious: boring, dull, tiresome
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