Vocabulary Quiz for Act 3 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream

 

1. Aby/abye                 3.2.176            A. (Word is misused here) meaning to symbolize & represent

2. Acheron                  3.2.357            B. Infection or parasite which destroys a flower       

3. Antipodes               3.2.55              C. Precursor & indicator of the dawn

4. Aurora’s harbinger  3.2.380            D. Noise, commotion, disturbance, trouble

5. Ay/aye                     3.2.387            E. Rights violated by force

6. Byrlakin/By’r lakin 3.1.12              F. Also, in addition

7. Canker-blossom      3.2.282            G. For ever and always          

8. Coil                         3.2.339            H. Diametrically opposite locations on Earth

9. Disfigure                 3.1.50              J. A river in Hades, or (metaphorically) Hades itself

10. Eke                        3.1.78              K. By your lady kin (slang usage referring to Jesus’ mother)

11. Enforced               3.1.175            L. To make amends, to endure suffering as a penalty

 

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12. Ethiope/Ethiopian 3.2.257            A. Founder of ancient Ninevah/Nineveh (near Mosul, Iraq)

13. Fancy-sick             3.2.96              B. Male blackbird

14. Gambol                 3.1.144            C. Lovesick, intoxicated by emotions & hormones

15. Gleek                     3.1.126            D. Misunderstanding, mistaken belief

16. Mimic                    3.2.19              E. Leaping, springing, frolicking playfully

17. Minimus                3.2.329            F. Perilous, dangerous, precarious, extremely problematic

18. Misprised/Misprized 3.2.74          G. Actor or mime (one who copies others)

19. Ninny/Ninus          3.1.80-81         H. “African” as an insult

20. Nole/Noll              3.2.17              J. Petite, small, least significant

21. Ouzel/Ousel cock  3.1.105            K. Joking, jesting

22. Parlous                  3.1.12              L. “Noddle,” “noggin,” head

 

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23. Patches                  3.2.9                A. Crows, jackdaws

24. Peascod                 3.1.163            B. Song of a bird

25. Quill                      3.1.108            C. Thrush, songbird

26. Recreant                3.2.409            D. Changed from one form/function/condition into another

27. Russet-pated choughs 3.2.21        E. Fools or clowns (referring to their costumes)

28. Taurus                   3.2.141            F. Unfaithful, disloyal, cowardly person

29. Throstle                 3.1.107            G. A place to change attire/clothes (“changing-room”)

30. Translated             3.1.100            H. Know, understand

31. Tiring-house          3.1.4                J. Pod of pea plant

32. Welkin                   3.2.356            K. Mountain range in Southern Turkey

33. Wot                       3.2.422            L. Heaven, sky, or upper air