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RHS Othello vocab
vocabulary from Othello
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abhor | hate |
| Despise | Hate |
| Evade | avoid/escape |
| Negligence | carelessness |
| Malicious | evil |
| Deluding | tricking/lying |
| Haste | hurry |
| Inhibited | stopped |
| Idle | not moving |
| Valiant | brave |
| Preposterous | ridiculous |
| Beguiled | tricked |
| Potent | strong |
| Conjured | summoned |
| Imminent | about to happen |
| Defunct | dead |
| Obscure | unknown |
| Mutual | shared |
| Discretion | careful choice |
| Provocation | cause/move to action |
| Innovation | invention |
| Equinox | day and night are equal |
| Infirmity | weakness |
| Propriety | properness |
| Entreats | begs |
| Virtuous | goodness |
| Fortification | castle |
| Languishes | to waste away from depression, illness or sadness |
| Reconciliation | to get back together |
| Penitent | to be sorry for your wrong doings |
| Ruminate | think about/chew over in the mind |
| Discern | notice |
| Mortise | glue |
| Segregation | separation |
| Slanderer | liar |
| Vile | awful |
| Disposition | attitude |
| Chide | scold |
| Loathed | hated |
| Impediments | hinderances |
| Rash | thoughtless |
| Portents | omens |
| Alabaster | pure white |
| Malice | hate |
| Restitution | payment for wrong doing |
| Treachery | disloyalty |
| Notorious | famous for wrong doings |
| Insinuating | suggesting |
| Impudent | sassy |
| Denote | point out |
| Expostulate | discuss or talk about |
| Vice | bad habit |
| Lethargy | laziness or tiredness |
| Virtue | Goodness |
| Unauthorized | not allowed/not given permission |
| Indicted | charged with a crime |
| Importune | beg |
| Amiable | friendly |