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4th Quarter Eng 10
Othello Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| obsequious | adj. too willing to obey; subservient |
| timorous | adj. fearful, timid |
| grievance | n. complaint arising from a condition or situation thought to be unjust |
| palpable | adj. an emotion capable of being touched or felt |
| discreet | adj. having or showing good judgment/being careful about what one says or does |
| impediment | n. something one has to overcome; obstacle |
| barbarous | adj. uncivilized; cruel |
| censure | n. an official expression of strong disapproval (NOT TO CENSOR) |
| affinity | n. familial relationship; attraction based on similarity |
| penitent | adj. feeling sorrow for having committed a wrongdoing |
| ruminate | v. to go over and over in one's mind |
| loath | v. to dislike intensely with disgust |
| credulous | adj. ready to believe on little or uncertain evidence |
| lethargic | adj. drowsy, lazy |
| beguile | v. to deceive or to trick |
| importune | v. beg or urge persistently |
| requite | v. to make suitable return for; to repay |
| impudent | adj. shamelessly bold; cocky |
| restitution | n. an act of restoring or making good for a situation you made bad |
| pernicious | adj. very destructive; deadly |
| amorous | adj. having to do with love |
| ensnare | v. to trap or catch by tricks or strategies |