| Barbarian | n. a person in a savage, primitive state; an uncivilized person; a person living outside the Roman empire |
| Bombastic | adj. high-sounding, high-flown, inflated, pretentious |
| Cashiered | v. to dismiss (a military officer) from service, esp. with disgrace |
| Castigation | n. the act of criticizing or reprimanding severely |
| Chaste | adj. refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous |
| Corrigible | adj. capable of being corrected or reformed |
| Credulous | adj. willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible |
| Defunct | adj. no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning |
| Dissemble | v. to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of |
| Fulsome | adj. offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone or gross |
| Homage | n. respect or reverence paid or rendered |
| Impediment | n. obstruction; hindrance; obstacle |
| Importunate | adj. urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so |
| Knavery | n. unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest dealing; trickery |
| Lascivious | adj. inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd |
| Lethargy | n. the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity |
| Malignant | adj. disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred |
| Mandate | n. a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative; an authoritative order or command |
| Obsequious | adj. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning |
| Perdition | n. a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation |
| Perjure | v. to render (oneself) guilty of swearing falsely or of willfully making a false statement under oath or solemn affirmation |
| Pilgrimage | n. a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion |
| Redemption | n. deliverance; rescue; atonement for guilt |
| Ruffian | n. a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully |
| Sequester | v. to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude |
| Timorous | adj. full of fear; fearful |
| Traduce | v. to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame |
| Venial | adj. able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin |
| Wanton | adj. done, shown, used, maliciously or unjustifiably |
Vocab from Othello (definitions)
September 7, 2019