homage | (noun):special honor or respect shown publicly |
native | (adj) associated with the country, region, or circumstances of a person’s birthexisting in or belonging in one by naturesynonym: innate |
timorous | (adj)showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence |
dire | (adj)of a situation or event, extremely serious or urgent |
lascivious | (adj)given to or expressing lustfeeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire synonym: lecherous |
delude | (verb)to impose a misleading belief on someonesynonym: to deceive |
gall | (verb)to make someone feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried especially with trivial matters |
contrived | (adj)cleverly, artfully planned deliberately created, rather than arising naturally/spontaneouslysynonym: artificial, not organic, predictable |
circumscription | (noun)the act of restricting something or someone within limits |
post-haste | (adverb)with great speed or immediacysynonym: quickly, hastily |
facile | (adj)easily achieved, effortless –> negative connotation |
beguiled | (adj)charmed or enchanted, usually by deception |
imminent | (adj)about to happen, threatening |
visage | (noun)a person’s face with reference to the form or proportions of the features |
consecrate | (verb)to dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose to make sacred |
honors english 10 othello vocab
September 9, 2019