| signiory | The parliament of Venice |
| visage | The face of a person, statute or the like, especially in regard to its appearance or expression |
| gullible | Readily believing & thus easily tricked or deceived – a good word to describe Roderigo |
| preferment | the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office |
| mandate | an authoritative order or directive |
| open | behaving without secrecy; frank; candid; forthcoming |
| charms | the capability to allure, delight & please ; attractiveness |
| beseech | to request urgently; implore |
| moor | a member of a northwestern African Muslim people of mixed Berber & Arab descent |
| griefs | troubles |
| inararery | an act or behaviour characteric of a knave; dishonest dealing; trickery |
| malevolent | wishing or doing evil to others; ill willed; malicious |
| counsel | guidance or advice, especially as given by an authority or wise person |
| lieutenant | (in othello) a deputy or substitute acting for a superior; also an officer rank in the military |
| hate | to dislike intensely; feel hostility toward; loathe detest |
| Florentine | Someone from Florence, for example Cassio |
| Ottomites | Turks |
| Elope | to run away secretly with a lover, especially marry & usually without consent of parents or guardians |
| cuckold | a man whose wife has sexual relations with someone else |
| galley | a large, low ship of ancient & medieval times that was propelled by oars & sometimes by sails |
| exotic | having a foreign origin or character; strikingly or intriguingly unusual |
| prejudice | an opinion, judgment, preference or conception formed without knowing or examining the facts |
| kinsmen | male relatives |
| Jahus | roman god with two faces |
| racial | the theory or opinion that a certain race or races of people, usually one’s own, are suprerior to others because of certain inborn characteristics |
| jealousy | envious or suspicious resentment, as of another’s success, good fortune, or good qualities |
| prattle | to talk in a foolish & childish way; chatter meaninglessly |
| enchanted | to put under a magic spell, or was if under a magic spell; bewitched |
| potent | having strength; powerful |
| tupping | having sexual intercourse with |
Othello Act 1 Vocabulary (Crossword)
August 10, 2019