| Abhor(v) | Defn: To regard with horror or intense dislike; detest or hateSynonym: LoatheSentence: The evil starfish abhorred the shark because it ate her family. |
| Evade(v) | Defn: To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceitSynonym: EludeSentence: When my mom asked me about my saucy secret boyfriend, I evaded the conversation by bringing up a national school shooting incident. |
| Obsequious(adj) | Defn: Eager to please or obey all instructions Synonym: ServileSentence: Nemo was obsequious and followed the Bruce’s instructions. |
| Incense (v) | Defn: To cause to be extremely angry; infuriateSynonym: Anger Sentence: The girl incensed her boyfriend by cheating on him. |
| Iniquity (n) | Defn: Severe immorality or injustice; wickednessSynonym: Depravity Sentence: Elphaba did not actually possess iniquity. Her evil ass stepdad was and sent her away to school. |
| Facile(adj) | Defn: Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easySynonym: EffortlessSentence: French with Mr. Meyers was facile; French with Mr. McNulty is hella not. |
| Alacrity(n) | Defn: Cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed or quicknessSynonym: Readiness Sentence: Before almost getting hit by a car, she jumped super high, as she possessed great alacrity. |
| Defunct(n) | Defn: No longer living, existing, or functioning Synonym: DisusedSentence: Cassette players are defunct, we use iPods and live streaming now! |
| Quench (v) | Defn: To extinguish; to suppress; to put an end to; to satisfySynonym: To endSentence: She quenched her thirst by drinking Gatorade. |
| Paragon (n) | Defn: A model of excellence or perfection of (something)Synonym: Ideal modelSentence: Kendall Jenner is a paragon of supermodels, that is why she is so successful. |
| Pestilent(adj) | Defn: Tending to cause death; deadly; contaminated with diseaseSynonym: DeadlySentence: The plague was pestilent and killed about half of Europe. |
| Impediment (n) | Defn: A hindrance or obstruction; something stopping the progress of somethingSynonym: ObstacleSentence: The impediment blocking 880 was a motorcycle accident. |
| Egregiously (adv) | Defn: Clearly or unusually bad or offensiveSynonym: Offensive af!Sentence: She egregiously made fun of the color of his skin. |
| Censure (n) | Defn: An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticismSynonym: A diatribe in expression form instead of verbalSentence: Brabantio’s censure against Othello and Desdemona’s marriage did not change Desdemona’s feelings toward her husband. |
| Indignity (n) | Defn: Humiliating, degrading, or abusive treatmentSynonym: Shameful treatmentSentence: Brabantio suffered from indignity, as his daughter sided with Othello, instead of him. |
| Imposition(n) | Defn: Something that is forced upon someone/something; a burdensome or unfair demandSynonym: Forced demandSentence: The imposition to go to war in the Middle East exacerbated foreign tensions. |
| Affinity (n) | Defn: A natural liking for or identification with somebody or somethingSynonym: LikingSentence: I have an affinity for my cat. <3 |
| Bounteous(adj) | Defn: Giving generously; given in generous measureSynonym: GenerousSentence: The Kalmamovitz family was bounteous and donated 4 million dollars to the hospital. |
| Castigation(n) | Defn: Severe criticism or punishmentSynonym: PunishmentSentence: Cassio received castigation from Othello after he got in a fight from being drunk. |
| Disposition (n) | Defn: Someone’s usual mood or temperament; tendency to act in a certain waySynonym: AttitudeSentence: Desdemona’s disposition was thoughtful toward her hot ass husband. |
| Indict(v) | Defn: To charge somebody formally for a crime; to accuse of wrongdoingSynonym: AccuseSentence: OJ Simpson was indicted for killing his wife and the postman. |
| Penitent(adj) | Defn: Expressing or feeling regret or sorrow for having committed sinsSynonym: RegretfulSentence: Iago should’ve felt penitent for trying to break up the marriage, but he didn’t because he’s an ******* and wanted revenge on Cassio. |
| Poise(n) | Defn: Calm, stable, graceful, self-assured dignitySynonym: CalmSentence: Othello spoke with poise and made it seem like he was not angry when he actually was. |
| Reconciliation (n) | Defn: The ending of conflict or renewing of friendship between disputing peopleSynonym: Conflict endSentence: The reconciliation of the friends started a better chapter together on a new page. |
| Affliction(n) | Defn: A condition of great physical or mental distressSynonym: DistressSentence: He was under a lot of affliction at work and considered suicide. |
| Entreat(v) | Defn: To beg somebody for something, often repeatedlySynonym: to begSentence: the cat entreated for treats, that ******. |
| Forsake(v) | Defn: To withdraw companionship, protection, or support from somebodySynonym: withdrawal Sentence: she forsakes his friendship and dated anothe dood. |
| Mandate (n) | Defn: An official command or instruction from an authoritySynonym: CommandSentence: the mandate made him cry bc he was a weak hoe |
| Populous(adj) | Defn: Having a large number of inhabitantsSynonym: PopularSentence: SF is populous and has more than 1,000,000 inhabitants. |
| Rouge (n) | Defn: A dishonest, immoral, mischievous person (though often likable)Synonym: fake ass bitchSentence: the rouge was well liked but was also a horrible ass person. |
| Vantage(n) | Defn: A position that provides advantageSynonym: AdvantageSentence: She had a great vantage and had the ability to get into people’s heads. |
| Venial(adj) | Defn: Easily forgiven or excusedSynonym: PardonnedSentence: The boy was venial bc he was such a hot babe. |
| Ensnare(v) | Defn: To lure somebody into a bad situation from which it is difficult to escapeSynonym: TrickSentence: She ensnared him into a poisonous relationship. |
| Interim(n) | Defn: A period of time between two occurrencesSynonym: Time between 2 thingsSentence: The Japanese were in interim in the US, held captive durin g WW11. |
| Malice(n) | Defn: The desire to harm another/see another in pain; intention to commit harmSynonym: Intent for harmSentence: The witch was a malice and wants to kill everyone. |
| Notorious (adj) | Defn: Well known for some undesirable feature, quality, or actSynonym:InfamousSentence: The kardashians are notorious for their glam and shitty spending. |
| Odious(adj) | Defn: Inspiring hatred, contempt, or disgustSynonym: disgust Sentence: Medea was odious and planned her husbands death weeks before she did the deed. |
| Pernicious (adj) | Defn: Causing great harm, destruction, or death; wickedSynonym: WickedSentence: Elphaba was not actually pernicious; she was discriminated against because of her skin color. |
| Reprobation(n) | Defn: Strong condemnation or disapproval of somebody or somethingSynonym: Disapproval Sentence: the reprobation brobantio felt towards Othello was exacerbated when Rodrigo and Iago showed up at his house. |
| Restitution(n) | Defn: Compensation for loss/damage; return of something to rightful ownerSynonym: compensationSentence: she was given restitution for her stolen iPhone and received a free backstage pass to Beyoncé’s sold out show. |
Othello Vocab
July 28, 2019