troth | faith |
collied | blackened (as with coal dust), darkened. |
buskined | a boot that reaches the knee-worn to represent tragedy |
livery | a clothing that identifies a wearer by occupation or rank |
condole | arouse pity |
leviathan | sea monster or large sea animal |
darkling | (poetic) occurring in the dark or night |
changeling | a child usually exchanged for another, often by fairies. |
reremice | bats |
brakes | thickets |
incorporate | combine so as to form one body |
engilds | to brighten with golden light; to decorate with gold |
throstle | thrush (singing bird) |
stealth | secret, sneaking, stealing away |
derision | mockery; ridicule; laughable business |
juvenal | youth |
misprision | mistake |
welkin | sky |
gleek | scoff; jest |
patches | clowns; fools |
masques | courtly entertainment with masked dancers |
gaud | ornament, trinket |
moused | shaken; torn; bitten |
imbrue | stain with blood |
hight | is called |
prodigious | extraordinary; enormous; monstrous |
patched | wearing a dress of many colors |
mend | improve |
brands | logs |
pumps | light shoes |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Vocabulary Review
August 29, 2019