Midsummer Night Dream Flashcards
Perforce
Expresss necessity
Amorous
showling, feeling lust or desire
undistinguishable
incapable of differenciating
Rheumatic
relating to or caused by rheumatism
Chaplet
garland for one’s head
Promontory
Point of highland that juts out of large body of water
Dulcet
Sweet and soothing (sound)
Spurn
Reject with disdain or contempt
Clamorous
Making loud and confued noise
Flout
Mock, scoff
Linger
Stay in one place
Mirth
amusement, especially expressed in laughter
Melancholy
sad, pensive, sorrowful
Pomp
ceremony and splendid display, especially at public event
Vexation
anger, frustration
Feign
Pretend to be affected by a feeling or injury
Cunning
clever, seductive, deceitful
Entreat
ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
Abjure
solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
Austerity
Sternness or severity of manner or attitude
Relent
Extenuate
make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable
Edict
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
Prosper
Wont
Forswear
agree to give up or do without (something)
Interlude
something performed during a theater intermission
Lamentable
full of or expressing sorrow or grief
Gallant
grand, fine
Condole
express sympathy for (someone)
Extempore
spoken or done without preparation
Tawny
Device
the design or look of something