English 10 - Othello Vocab

Front 1

doting

Back 1

extremely and uncritically fond of
"Alice received many roses and sweet letters from her doting lover."

Front 2

obsequious

Back 2

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
"Unlike the other obsequious children, Jake was never particularly attentive to the teacher."

Front 3

lascivious

Back 3

feeling or showing an overt or offensive sexual desire
"The lascivious admirer embarrassed the object of his lust by calling after her crudely."

Front 4

prate

Back 4

to talk foolishly or at tedious length
"The speaker would prate on and on until each of his listeners fell asleep from boredom."

Front 5

pith

Back 5

the true nature or essence of something
"Once Eloise learned the pith of the story, she began to understand its inner meaning."

Front 6

alacrity

Back 6

brisk eagerness or enthusiasm
"Filled with alacrity at the idea of a party, Elle immediately volunteered to help decorate."

Front 7

bereft

Back 7

deprived of; without / lonely and abandoned
"Since he was bereft the knowledge of her success, Adam didn’t understand why she was so happy."

Front 8

consummate

Back 8

make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse / complete (a transaction)
"Aly was no longer a virgin after consummating her marriage with her husband on their wedding night."

Front 9

carouse

Back 9

to drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way
"At the party, Jim caroused with his friends, ending the evening drunk yet happy."

Front 10

ruminate

Back 10

think deeply about something
"James' friends left him alone while he ruminated in case there was something important bothering him."

Front 11

chide

Back 11

scold or rebuke
"Fred felt remorseful after his teacher chided him on his previous bad behavior. "

Front 12

lewd

Back 12

crude and offensive in a sexual way
"The lewd and lustful leers of the men on the block annoyed Kate, so she went the other way."

Front 13

dissemble

Back 13

to hide or disguise one’s true motives or feelings
"John dissembled his disappointment of his aunt's gift so that she wouldn't know he didn't like it."

Front 14

sequester

Back 14

to isolate or hide away
"The two brothers had to be sequestered from each other in different rooms so that they would stop fighting."

Front 15

belie

Back 15

fail to give a true idea of / show to be untrue or unjustified
"Their outward civility belied years of disagreement and mutual disrespect."

Front 16

rogue

Back 16

a dishonest or unprincipled man / a mischievous but likeable person
"Unlike the rouges who surrounded him, Charles was a trustworthy, honorable man."

Front 17

quicken

Back 17

make or become quicker
"Afraid of being late to school, the girls quickened their step."

Front 18

impudent

Back 18

not showing due respect for another person
"Karen was impudent enough to insult her strict teacher, who sent her to detention."

Front 19

nether

Back 19

lower in position
"On the shelf, the blue bowls were nether and low in comparison to the red ones."

Front 20

iterance

Back 20

repeated performance
"The students, bored of hearing their teacher's iterance of the same words each day, tuned it out."

Front 21

apt

Back 21

appropriate; suitable / (apt to) having a tendency to / quick to learn
"The book was an apt gift for the girl, who wanted to read one just like it."