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The Drowsy Chaperone Study Guide - Theatre Under The Stars

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Here are some terms you will hear in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Drowsy</strong> <strong>Chaperone</strong>.<br />

Can you pick the right definition?<br />

CHAPERONE:<br />

1. a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety,<br />

accompanies a young unmarried woman in public<br />

2. a German pastry, made with raisins and sherry<br />

3. a lone sheep left in the field after sundown<br />

ROLLICKING:<br />

1. a stinging sensation of the tongue<br />

2. carefree and joyous<br />

3. desperate and callous<br />

OVERTURE:<br />

1. being overly old; mature<br />

2. an orchestral composition forming the prelude or introduction to<br />

an opera, oratorio, or musical<br />

3. to do to excess; overindulge<br />

AVIATRIX:<br />

1. a woman who is a pilot; aviator<br />

2. apt or tending to deceive<br />

3. readily obtainable<br />

DEBONAIR:<br />

1. a first public appearance on a stage<br />

2. the act of throwing someone named “Deborah” up high<br />

3. courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm<br />

NUPTIALS:<br />

1. food supplies; provisions<br />

2. of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony<br />

3. of or pertaining to seeing or sight<br />

JITTERS:<br />

1. to be nervous or uneasy<br />

2. a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps<br />

augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc.<br />

3. a tasty, salty snack<br />

ENCORE:<br />

1. the central part of a fleshy fruit<br />

2. a sculptured representation of a young woman, esp. one produced prior<br />

to the 5th century b.c.<br />

3. a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, or performance<br />

SCOUNDREL:<br />

1. a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in handspinning<br />

2. an unprincipled, dishonorable person<br />

3. one of the carts used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the<br />

guillotine.<br />

DROWSY:<br />

1. sleepy, sluggish<br />

2. nearly drowning<br />

3. unable to stop speaking<br />

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