Unit 5: Novel Study: Othello, Acts I–II

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  1. obsequious
    attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
  2. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
  3. fortune
    a large amount of wealth or prosperity
  4. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
  5. extravagant
    characterized by richness and abundance
  6. raise
    bring from a lower to a higher position
  7. condition
    a state at a particular time
  8. grievous
    causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
  9. commission
    document conferring the rank of officer in the armed forces
  10. discharge
    go off
  11. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  12. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  13. relish
    derive or receive pleasure from
  14. absolute
    complete and without restriction or qualification
  15. civil
    not rude
  16. potent
    having a strong physiological or chemical effect
  17. propriety
    correct behavior
  18. domestic
    of or involving the home or family
  19. determined
    devoting full strength and concentrated attention to
  20. revel
    unrestrained merrymaking
  21. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
  22. renounce
    turn away from; give up
Created on Tue Dec 08 14:03:29 EST 2020 (updated Wed Dec 16 16:25:06 EST 2020)

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