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Othello vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| malicious (adj.) | motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm |
| palpable (adj.) | tangible, perceptible, easily noticed |
| beguile (v.) | to deceive, mislead, to persuade with charm |
| insolence (n.) | insulting or contemptuous behavior |
| usurp (v.) | to take posseission or authority over something without right |
| wanton (adj.) | immoral, lewd |
| paradoxical (adj.) | something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
| perdition (n.) | eternal damnation, utter ruin |
| entreaty (n.) | a plea, an earnest request |
| propriety (n.) | correct conduct |
| penitent (adj.) | showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant |
| ruminate (v.) | to consider for a long time at a slow pace, repentant |
| advocacy (n.) | support an idea or cause |
| amiable (adj.) | friendly, socailable, and congenial; civil and urbane |
| castigate (v.) | to punish or to subdue by punishment; to critize with drastic severity |
| edifying (v.) | instructing and improving spiritually morally |
| lethargic (adj.) | sluggish, languid |
| garner (v.) | to gather together, to store up |
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