| Alabaster | Adj. Generally, white in color and smooth in texture. Specifically, a fine-grained, translucent form of gypsum, typically white, often carved into ornaments. |
| Bauble | Noun. A trinket, something of trifling appeal |
| belie | verb. to give a false impression of. |
| boon | Noun. Something that is asked; a favor sought. |
| castigate | Verb. To criticize or reprimand severely. |
| catechize | Verb. put questions to or interrogate (someone). |
| circumscription | noun. The act of defining/ marking off carefully |
| citadel | Noun. a fortress protecting a cityI meet the owners of of the citadel. |
| clime | noun. a region considered with reference to its climate |
| coxcomb | noun. a vain and conceited man. |
| cozen | verb. to trick or deceive |
| cuckold | noun. the husband of an unfaithful wife. |
| defunct | adjective. no longer existing or functioning. |
| depute | Verb. to appoint or authorize as an agent or representative |
| dissemble | Verb (with object). to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of |
| egregious | Adj. outstandingly bad; shocking. |
| equivocal | adj. allowing the possibility of many different meanings, ambiguous. |
| forfend | verb. Forbid, ward off, prevent. |
| heathenish | adjective. informal unenlightened or uncivilized. |
| importune | verb. to beg for (something) urgently or persistently. |
| iniquity | noun. immoral or grossly unfair behavior. |
| knave | noun. a dishonest or unscrupulous man. |
| lascivious | adj. (of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire |
| mountebank | noun. a person who deceives others:historical a person who sold patent medicines in public places. |
| obsequious | adjective. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. |
| ocular | Adj. Of, pertaining to, or for the eyes |
| perdition | noun. a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death. |
| perjure | Verb. To willfully tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court; commit perjury. |
| pernicious | Adj. Causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful |
| pestilence | noun. a fatal epidemic disease. |
| pith | Noun. The important or essential part; essence; core; heart. |
| prate | Verb. to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble |
| prattle | verb. To talk at length foolishly |
| prerogative | noun. right or privilege exclusive to an individual or class |
| promulgate | verb. promote or make widely known |
| rebuke | verb. express sharp disapproval or criticism |
| sanctimony | Noun. pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc. |
| sequester | verb. to set apart or separate |
| teem | Verb. to become filled to overflowing/ to be present in large quantity. |
| vouch | verb. assert or confirm as a result of one’s own experience that something is true or accurately so described |
Othello Vocab Definitions
September 30, 2019