English Vocab (A Midsummer Nights Dream)

Austerity

sternness or harshness; noun

Beguile

to trick ; verb

Dote

to love with foolish fondness ; verb

Extenuate

to lessen the seriousness of ; verb

Reveling

enjoying festivities ; verb

Dissemble

to pretend ; verb

Flout

to mock or make fun of ; verb

Bequeath

to leave to or pass on to, as in a will ; verb

Entreat

to beg ; verb

Rebuke

to scold ; verb

Recompense

payment or compensation ; noun

Sojourn

a temporary stay or to stay somewhere temporarily ; noun

Spurn

to reject ; verb

Discourse

conversation ; noun

Enmity

hostility; noun

Paragon

model of perfection ; noun

Amends

something done to make up a fault or mistake ; noun

Audacious

bold ; adj.

Premeditated

planned ; adj.

Transfigure

to change ; verb