A Midsummer Night's Dream

Question 1

austerity

Answer 1

self denial; severity or strictness (page 13)

Question 2

dowager

Answer 2

a widow who had rights to get dead husband’s property( page 7)

Question 3

edict

Answer 3

an official proclamation that had force of law (page 17)

Question 4

extenuate

Answer 4

to lessen the seriousness of (page 15)

Question 5

idolatry

Answer 5

excessive devotion to something (page 15 )

Question 6

lamentable

Answer 6

regrettable, deplorable, mournful (page 25)

Question 7

livery

Answer 7

an identifying uniform

Question 8

nuptial

Answer 8

of the marriage ceremony (page 7)

Question 9

vexation

Answer 9

annoyance (page 21 )

Question 10

amend

Answer 10

correct, improve the faults (page 39)

Question 11

dissembling

Answer 11

giving a false appearance (page 59)

Question 12

dissension

Answer 12

quarrel; disagreement (page 39)

Question 13

dulcet

Answer 13

pleasant to the ear, melodious (page 43)

Question 14

hoary

Answer 14

gray or white with age (page 39)

Question 15

languish

Answer 15

to suffer with longing (page 53)

Question 16

progeny

Answer 16

offspring (page 39)

Question 17

spangled

Answer 17

covered with glittering objects (page 35)

Question 18

surfeit

Answer 18

overindulgence; an excessive amount (page 61)

Question 19

tedious

Answer 19

tiresome; boring (page 59)

Question 20

asunder

Answer 20

into parts or pieces (page 93)

Question 21

auditor

Answer 21

one who hears; a listener (page 67)

Question 22

Confederacy

Answer 22

a group of people united for an unlawful purpose; a conspiracy (page 91)

Question 23

derision

Answer 23

contempt or ridicule (page 87)

Question 24

disparage

Answer 24

belittle of show disrespect (page 89 )

Question 25

enamored

Answer 25

charmed; filed with love and desire (page 73 )

Question 26

enthralled

Answer 26

captivated (page 73 )