A midsummer nights dream

Question 1

Woo

Answer 1

Try to gain love of someone

The young man tried to woo the woman with flowers and candy.

Question 2

Melancholy

Answer 2

**Sad in a thoughtful way
**
He was melancholy after learning about climate change.

Question 3

Reveling

Answer 3

**Enjoying oneself at a party
**
Over vacation, we will be reveling because we are free to celebrate

Question 4

Sovereignty

Answer 4

Supreme power or authority

Queen Elizabeth had sovereignty over England

Question 5

Vexation

Answer 5

State of being frustrated or annoyed

Egeus feels vexation because his daughter will not listen to him.

Question 6

Feigning

Answer 6

Pretending

She was feigning illness so she could stay home from school.

Question 7

Entreat

Answer 7

Ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

We entreated our advisors for our phones because we want them.

Question 8

Dote

Answer 8

To be extremely fond of

Question 9

Brawls

Answer 9

Rough, noisy, fight

The men got into a brawl which left one man with a black eye.

Question 10

Spurn

Answer 10

**Reject with disdain/contempt
**
The popular girl spurned the nerd when he asked her to the dance.

Question 11

Disdainful

Answer 11

**Showing contempt/ lack of respect
**
Demetrius is disdainful to Helena

Question 12

Tedious

Answer 12

**boring and tiring, especially because it is long or repetitive
**
Watching the later seasons of grays anatomy are tedious.

Question 13

Scorn

Answer 13

**to express contempt towards someone (as if they are worthless)
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Demetrius scorns Helena because he thinks she is annoying.

Question 14

Enamored

Answer 14

**filled with a feeling of love
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Titania is enamored with Bottoms singing.

Question 15

Rebuke

Answer 15

**To express sharp disapproval or criticism
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Egeus rebukes Hermia for choosing the wrong man to marry.

Question 16

Amiable

Answer 16

Friendly

The amiable young woman smiled at everyone

Question 17

Enmity

Answer 17

Hatred

You feel enmity towards your enemy.

Question 18

Marred

Answer 18

Damaged

He marred the painting by throwing soup at it.

Question 19

Mirth

Answer 19

**Gladness accompanied with laughter
**
Her outburst of mirth interrupted the class with a loud “haha!”

Question 20

Premeditated

Answer 20

Planned ahead of time

The premeditated crime was punished severly since it was planned in cold blood.

The premeditated crime showed he knew he was commiting a criminal act.

Question 21

Audacious

Answer 21

Recklessly bold

The audacious little boy rode his bike without a helmet.

The audacious athlete went bungee jumping.