| abhor | (v) to dislike (something or someone) very muchsynonym: hate |
| bombast | (n) speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful synonym: brag |
| epithet | (n) a word or phrase that describes a person or thingsynonym: insult |
| obsequious | (adj) too eager to help or obey someone important |
| visage | (n) the face, or appearance, of a person or animalsynonym: facial expression |
| homage | (n) to respect or honor something that is done to honor someone or something |
| rouse | (v) to wake someone up from sleepsynonym: awaken |
| vexation | (n) something that worries or annoys you |
| timorous | (adj) easily frightened synonym: fearful |
| lascivious | (adj) filled with a strong sexual desire synonym: lustful |
| delude | (v) to cause someone to believe something that isn’t truesynonym: mislead |
| iniquity | (n) the quality of being unfair or evilsynonym: sin |
| promulgate | (v) to make known to peoplesynonymm: declare |
| palpable | (adj) obvious and noticeable |
| mountebank | (n) dishonest personsynonym: fake person |
| beguile | (v) to trick or deceive; to attract or interest someonesynonym: manipulate |
| boisterous | (adj) very noisy and active in a lively waysynonym: rowdy |
| defunct | (adj) no longer existing or being used synonym: dead, gone |
| taint | (v) to hurt or damage the good condition of somethingsynonym: poison |
| pox | (n) a disease that causes a rash on the skinsynonym: curse, plague |
Othello Vocab 1
September 10, 2019