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Shakespeare Vocab

English Pre-AP - Shakespearean vocabulary - Othello

Vocabulary Word (partofspeech)DefinitionSentence example
Perdition (noun) utter destruction of ruin After the earthquake, the perdition in the village left many people homeless and others missing.
Virtuous (adj.) characterized by or possessing moral excellence Kate was a virtuous and innocent young women who avoided temptations other teenagers gave in to.
Propriety (noun) the quality or state of being proper; correctness in manners or behavior Going to the WHite House meant the students had to be very mindful of their propriety so they would not seem rude or trashy
Indignity (noun) An act that injures a person's dignity or self-respect Lynne knew the indignity of kissing up to her manager made everyone dislike her, but she did not careif it meant she would get more hours
Vile (adj.) wretchedly bad; unpleasant; offensive The rotten meat looked and smelled vile.
Pestilence (noun) a contaigious or infectious epidemic disease that spreads quickly and is often fatal Years ago, without proper vaccines, illnesses like measles and chicken pox were pestilences that killed thousands
Abhor to regard with extreme disgust; to detest utterly N/A
Incense to make very angry The students did not want to incense the teacher any further and get extra homework, so the became very quiet
Timorous full of fear; fearful; timid The girls were timorous after watching the horror movie
Malicious doing mean things for pleasure; done just to be mean To pay Raul back for cheating on her, Liz maliciously told his teammates that he listened to Justin Bieber.
Lascivious tending to be lustful; lewd The lascivious, perverted old man hit on every young woman that came into the office.
Contrive to plan or plot; devise N/A
Palpable easily sensed; noticeable; obvious The sparks between them were palpable to everyone in the room
Frank direct in speech; straightforward N/A
Imminent likely to occur N/A
Insolent boldly rude or disrespectful; insulting N/A
Beguile to draw notice or interest by charm; to charm or divert N/A
Boisterous rough and noisy N/A
Wanton deliberate and without motive; headstrong; willful N/A
Carnal pertaining to the flesh or body, specifically its passion and appetite N/A
Profane to treat something with great disrespect N/A
Paragon a model of excellence or perfection N/A
Slanderer person who makes false statements that damage another's reputation N/A
Paradox statement that seems to go against common sense but still may be true N/A
Impotent lacking in power or strength N/A
Absolute free from imperfection; complete; perfect N/A
Pregnant full of meaning; highly significant N/A
Affinity (noun) a natural liking for or an attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc. Everyone has an affinity for baby animals because they are so small and adorable
Discourse (noun) a long talk about a subject; conversation Mrs. Martinez and Mr. Smith had a discourse about why English was better than History
Bounteous (noun) giving freely or generously The native were grateful since the rains produced a bounteous harvest
Discretion (noun) the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgement In order to ensure that you do not end up doing all the work, tou should use your discretion when choosing group members to work with.
Languish (verb) to suffer deprivation, hardship, or neglect The P.O.W. languished in the enemy's camp, being fed very little and beaten regularly.
Reconcile (verb) to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something that is not desired Pre-AP students must reconcile themselves to the fact that they must do homework or fail the class.
Ruminate (verb) to meditate or muse; ponder One should ruminate on all available options before choosing a college to attend.
Voluble (adj.) characterized by a smooth and steady flow of words Karen's voluble nature made it hard for anyone else to get a word into the conversation.
Created by: punisher42
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