| arraigning | call someone before court to answer a criminal charge; put on trail |
| consecrate | to make or declare sacredAt noon tomorrow, my sister and her fiancé will __________ their love by getting married. |
| defunct | no longer in effect or use; nonfunctioning; unusedLatin is a __________ language. |
| baseness | morally low; bad character; lack of principlesAs a teenager, Bill’s ______________ was seen in the numerous ways in which he bullied his peers. |
| paragon | model or example of excellence; perfect example of a particular qualityWhen talking to the class, the teacher described my essay as a _____________ that everyone should strive to reproduce.French cuisine is a ________ of food. |
| wooed | try to gain the love of someone; romantically pursue |
| castigate | to criticize someone severelyIf you want better results, you should praise your children and not _________ them. |
| suborn | induce someone to commit an unlawful act; successfully influence a person to commit a crimeDue to the teen’s testimony, this evidence proved in court that the young man did ________________ the teenager into committing robbery on his behalf. |
| fortification | a defensive wall or reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack |
| bounteous | generous and plentiful |
| languishes | grows weak or feeble; deteriorates; withersIn the beauty and the beast, as the rose _____________ the Beast tries to gain Belle’s love. |
| penitent | feeling or showing sorrow or regret; sorry; apologeticCassio is _______ for harming Montano, the duke of Cyprus. |
| inclinations | tendency; urge to act or feel in a particular mannerI have an ________ to sweets and carbs. |
| ruminate | think deeply about something; consider; meditate on |
| perchance | perhaps; by some chance; maybe; possibly |
| filch | steal something in a casual way |
| surmise | suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it; suspectThe mother had a __________ that her honest child was not lying to her. |
| deviate | depart from an established course; digress from; drift from |
| vehement | showing strong feelings; passionate; heated; spiritedThe attorney was ________ with the the defense of his client. |
| haggard | looking exhausted and unwell; tired; drained; unhealthy |
| pomp | magnificent display with impressive decorations, music, clothing, etc. |
| discordant | disagreeing; at odds; conflicting |
| bolster | support or strengthen; reinforce; boost |
| lecherous | having or showing excessive sexual desire; lustful; lewd |
| imputation | accusation; charge |
| edify | instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually; educate; teach; tutor |
| sibyl | seer; oracle who makes prophecies |
| haltingly | faltering; with hesitations; awkwardly |
| unpardonable | unforgiveable; a fault too severe to be pardoned |
| sanctified | declared holy; bless; make sacred |
| enfettered | chained; restrained someone with shackles |
| cudgeled | beat; clubbed; bashed |
| dilatory | slowly moving; intended to cause delay; sluggardly; sluggish; unhurried |
Othello Act III vocabulary
August 20, 2019