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Othello vocab list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abhor | to regard with horror or intense dislike |
| Abhor | detest or hate |
| Evade | to escape |
| Evade | to avoid by cleverness or deceit |
| Evade | to avoid giving a direct answer to |
| Obsequious | eager to please or obey all instructions |
| Incense | to cause to be extremely angry |
| Incense | infuriate |
| Iniquity | severe immorality or injustice |
| Facile | done or achieved with little effort or difficulty |
| Facile | easy |
| Alacrity | cheerful willingness |
| Alacrity | eagerness |
| Alacrity | speed or quickness |
| Defunct | no longer living or existing |
| Conjuration | a magic spell |
| Conjuration | incantation |
| Mandate | an official or authoritative instruction or command |
| Glutted | Exceedingly demanding |
| Glut | to fill beyond capacity |
| Sated | indulged to the full |
| Sated | satisfied |
| Quench | to extinguish |
| Quench | to suppress |
| Quench | to put an end to |
| Quench | to satisfy |
| Paragon | a model of excellence or perfection of something |
| Pestilent | tending to cause death |
| Pestilent | deadly |
| Pestilent | contaminated with disease |
| Impediment | a hindrance or obstruction |
| Impediment | something stopping the progress of something |
| Egregiously | clearly or unusually bad or offensive |
| Censure | an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism |
| Indignity | humiliating |
| Indignity | degrading |
| Indignity | abusive treatment |
| Imposition | something that is forced upon someone or something |
| Imposition | a burdensome or unfair demand |
| Provocation | the act of provoking or inciting |
| Importune | to beset with insistent or repeated requests |
| Importune | entreat pressingly |
| Dilatory | tending or inclined to delay or waste time |
| Prate | to talk idly and at length |
| Prate | chatter |
| Affinity | a natural liking for |
| Affinity | identification with somebody or something |
| Bounteous | giving generously |
| Bounteous | given in generous measure |
| Castigation | severe criticism or punishment |
| Disposition | someone's usual mood or temperament |
| Disposition | tendency to act in a certain way |
| Indict | to charge somebody formally for a crime |
| Indict | to accuse of wrongdoing |
| Penitent | expressing or feeling regret or sorrow for having committed sins |
| Poise | calm,stable,graceful |
| Poise | self-assured dignity |
| Reconciliation | the ending of conflict |
| Reconciliation | renewing of friendship between disputing people |
| Procure | to get by special effort |
| Procure | obtain or acquire |
| Converse | to engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas or feelings |
| Converse | talk |
| Vehement | characterized by forcefulness of expression |
| Vehement | intensity of emotion or conviction |
| Vehement | fervid |
| Arraign | to call to account, accuse |
| Affliction | a condition of great physical or mental stress |
| Entreat | to beg somebody for something, often repeatedly |
| Forsake | to withdraw companionship, protection or support from somebody |
| Populous | having a large number of inhabitants |
| Rogue | a dishonest, immoral, mischievous person |
| Vantage | a position that provides advantage |
| Venial | easily forgiven or excused |
| Strumpet | a prostitute or promiscuous woman |
| Expostulate | to reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct |
| Expostulate | remonstrate |
| Cozen | to cheat |
| Mettle | courage, spirit |
| Ensnare | to lure somebody into a bad situation from which it is difficult to escape |
| Interim | a period of time between two occurrences |
| Malice | the desire to harm another or see another in pain |
| Malice | intention to commit harm |
| Notorious | well known for some undesirable feature, quality, or act |
| Odious | inspiring hatred, contempt, or disgust |
| Pernicious | causing great harm, destruction, or death ; wicked |
| Reprobation | strong condemnation or disapproval of somebody or something |
| Restitution | compensation of loss, damage |
| Restitution | return of something to rightful owner |
| Sinister | suggesting or threatening evil |
| Balmy | having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing |
| Extenuate | to lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses |
| Forfend | to keep or ward; avert |
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