Vocabulary from Midsummer Night's Dream

filch part of speech

verb

define filch

To steal something that’s small or not very important

feign part of speech

verb

define feign

pretending to feel something, especially being ill, tired, etc

austerity part of speech

noun

define austerity

government policies making difficult economic conditions aimed at cutting off public spending

extenuate part of speech

formal verb

define extenuate

offering an excuse to lesson a mistake made

beguile part of speech

verb

define beguile

tricking someone to do something by being nice, attracting, or interesting someone