A Midsummer Night's Dream Vocab Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
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consensus

A

general agreement

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2
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repartee

A

witty banter

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3
Q

crude

A

unrefined

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4
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discordant

A

disagreeing

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5
Q

divergent

A

deviating

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6
Q

facilitate

A

to make easier

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7
Q

epithalamium

A

a song/poem celebrating a marriage

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8
Q

conjectural

A

problematic

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9
Q

filaments

A

fibers

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10
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celestial

A

heavenly

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11
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capricious

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spontaneous

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12
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latent

A

existing but not yet developed

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13
Q

imp

A

a little devil

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14
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proliferation

A

rapid increase in number

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15
Q

ambiguities

A

uncertainties

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16
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phenomena

A

miraculous events

17
Q

incongruity

18
Q

antimasque

A

a comic/grotesque performance

19
Q

satirical

A

the use of irony and humor

20
Q

evocative

A

power to summon an emotional response

21
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vex

22
Q

extenuate

A

to excuse or justify

23
Q

idolatry

A

blind adoration

24
Q

dowager

A

dignified elderly woman

25
extempore
impromptu
26
ravished
filled with delight
27
dissension
strong disagreement
28
hoary
grayish white
29
clamorous
rowdy
30
parlous
dangerous
31
chastity
abstinence
32
disparage
belittle