A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I Vocabulary (Core 1)

Austerity

• To Trick

• Condition of lacking pleasure or luxury

• A place where members of a religious community live

• To love with foolish fondness

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Beguile

• To track with the intent to kill

• To love with foolish fondness

• To Trick

• A place where members of a religious community live

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Cloister

• A place where members of a religious community live

• To scare, frighten

• Given; to accept or believe 

• Privy to, promised 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Dote

• Likely to destroy; hunger

• To bring to life, bring to one's senses 

• To shake, tremble 

• To love with foolish fondness

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Extenuate

• To admit

• To lessen the seriousness of

• Forethought, consideration 

• To go to bed, to retreat 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Feign

• To pretend

• Blame, censure

• To overtake; to enthrall 

• Always and forever

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Idolatry

• Worrisome

• A triangle

• To take on

• False worship

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Reveling

• Recent

• Enjoying festivities; celebrating

• Prepared, ready

• Disgusting, hateful

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Dissemble

• Distress, trouble 

• Without flaw, perfect

• Conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

• To go to sleep 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Flout

• Clever, sharp

• To bring near, call to 

• Equal

• To mock or make fun of

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4