Monday, April 26, 2010

Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 2 scene 1

dale(noun)-- valley
pale(noun) -- fenced in area, enclosure
pensioners(noun)-- gentleman of the royal bodyguard
changeling(noun)-- a child stolen by fairies, a stolen child
anon(adv)-- soon
shrewd(adj)-- mischievous
knavish(adj)-- dishonest
beguile(verb)-- hoodwink
dewlap(noun)-- fold of loose skin around the neck
forsooth(adv)-- in truth
tarry(verb)-- linger
amorous(adj)-- strongly moved by love(often sexual love)
margent(noun)-- edge, border
yoke(noun)-- a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals are joined at the heads or necks for working together
murrain(adj)-- infected with plague
rheumatic diseases(adj)-- with symptoms of watery discharge, cold-like
wonted(adj)-- accustomed, customary
progeny(noun)-- outcome, product
dissension(noun)-- disagreement
promontory(noun)-- prominent landmass that overlooks lowland or a body of water
dulcet(adj)-- pleasant, agreeable
leviathan(noun)-- sea monster

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