| desolate | spiritual ruin: loss of the soul |
| laconic | using few words; concise |
| sordidness | lacking in morals |
| candid | sincere; straightforward |
| bombast | pompous speech; pretentious words |
| guileless | open the words; honest; outspoken |
| perdition | having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope |
| subjugating | bringing under complete control; mastering |
| discord | disagreement; difference of opinion |
| homage | something done or given in acknowledgment or consideration of the worth of another |
| forbear | to refrain or abstain form |
| circumspection | caution; thoughtfulness |
| facile | easy done or performed |
| insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful |
| beguile | to influence by trickery; to mislead |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness or willingness |
| consecrate | to make or declare scared |
| defunct | no longer in effect or use |
| wanton | deliberate and without motive or provocation |
| baseness | morally low |
| usurped | taken or used by forced or unlawfully |
| sated | satisfied; full |
| surfeited | indulged in excess |
| paragon | model or example of excellence |
| lechery | unrestrained indulgence of sexual desire |
| propriety | proper behavior or manners |
| peevish | annoyed; irritated |
| impervious | incapable of being persuaded or affected |
| entreated | ask earnestly; beg |
| enmesh | entangle; catch in a net |
| dilatory | tending to procrastinate; wasting time |
| ruminate | think about; meditate on; ponder |
| vehement | strongly emotional; intense or passionate |
| castigation | severe scolding or verbal punishment |
| amiable | friendly; good-natured |
| lethargy | sluggishness; laziness |
| fulsome | disgusting, repulsive |
| pernicious | deadly; causing harm or ruin |
| odious | deserving hatred; highly offensive |
| traduce | speak maliciously and falsely about |
Othello unit vocabulary words and definition (40 words) all 5 act
July 21, 2019