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Othello 69 words

November 25, 2008 By Timot Mc (JP, Boston, MA)
words in Othello and the SAT

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  1. advection
    (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
  2. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  3. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  4. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  5. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  6. baseness
    unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
  7. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  8. bestial
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  9. bestow
    give as a gift
  10. boisterous
    full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
  11. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  12. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
  13. carnal
    of or relating to the body or flesh
  14. castigation
    verbal punishment
  15. circumspection
    knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
  16. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  17. cynically
    with cynicism; in a cynical manner
  18. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  19. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  20. dilatory
    wasting time
  21. discern
    detect with the senses
  22. discord
    lack of agreement or harmony
  23. discretion
    the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
  24. edified
    instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement
  25. enmesh
    entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
  26. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  27. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  28. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  29. forbear
    a person from whom you are descended
  30. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
  31. garner
    store grain
  32. grave
    a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
  33. guileless
    free of deceit
  34. hideous
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  35. homage
    respectful deference
  36. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  37. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  38. laconic
    brief and to the point; effectively cut short
  39. lechery
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
  40. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  41. malice
    feeling a need to see others suffer
  42. malicious
    having the nature of or resulting from malice
  43. malignant
    dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
  44. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  45. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
  46. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  47. odious
    unequivocally detestable
  48. palpable
    capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
  49. paradox
    (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
  50. paragon
    an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
  51. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  52. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  53. perdition
    (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
  54. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  55. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  56. propriety
    correct or appropriate behavior
  57. ruffian
    a cruel and brutal fellow
  58. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  59. sated
  60. sordidness
    unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
  61. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  62. surfeited
  63. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  64. usurped
  65. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
  66. verve
    an energetic style
  67. virtuosity
    technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso
  68. wanton
    lewd or lascivious woman
  69. warrant
    formal and explicit approval