| languishes | becomes dispirited; appeals for sympathy |
| errs in ignorance | mistakes not with intent, but by accident |
| discern’st | distinguish |
| “not a jot” | means “not a bit” |
| haply | perhaps because |
| chamberers | noble lords and ladies who spend most of their time indoors entertained by witty and sophisticated conversation |
| remembrance | a keepsake |
| wayward | self-willed; wrong-headed; perverse |
| filch | to steal |
| import | very important reason |
| acknown | acknowledged |
| on the rack | angered, emotionally tortured |
| ocular | visual |
| gape | stare |
| lewd minx | worthless, unchaste woman; a ***** |
| Crusadoes | Portuguese coins, bearing figure of the cross; also a crusader |
| castigation | corrective discipline; punishment; criticism |
| heraldry | practice of granting notice |
| chuck | a term of endearment |
| rheum | a head cold; sinus pressure and drainage that offends |
| amiable | lovable |
| advocation | pleadings for a cause; a cause or a path of action |
| conception | mere fancy |
| uttermost | extreme |
| credulous | inclined to believe, especially on slight evidence |
| reproach | disgrace |
| epilepsy | known in Shakespeare’s day as “The Falling Sickness” |
| lethargy | morbid drowsiness |
| encave | conceal (means “keep from sight; hide”) |
| construe | interpret |
| caitiff | wretch (means “an unfortunate or unhappy person”) |
| hobby-horse | loose woman, prostitute |
| iniquity | wickedness |
| cuckold | a man whose wife is unfaithful |
| breach | disagreement, quarrel |
| “by my troth” | “by my word”, a mild exclamation |
| censure | opinion, criticism |
| shrift | confessional |
| beseech | earnestly request |
| wooed | courted; dated |
| conspire | secretly plot |
| importunity | repeated requests |
| suborned | induced (urged) to commit a bad action or perjury |
(English) “Othello” Act 3 Vocabulary
July 3, 2019