English Othello Mid Unit

vexation

a state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried (1.1.79)

zounds

expressing anger or surprise (1.1.122)

trifle

to play or toy with smth; to not take seriously (1.1.147)

iniquity

a wicked act or sin (1.2.3)

pagan

in shakespeare’s time, anyone not Christian or jewish was pagan (1.2.123)

cuckhold

a man whose wife has cheated on him; derived from the cuckoo, a bird which was known to lay its egg in another bird’s nest (1.3.411)

ancient

officer next in rank to a lieutenant (p 65)

citadel

fortress protecting a city (p 67)

breeding

upbringing (p 67)

choler

irritable temperament (p 77)

ensue

to attain (p 83)

Hollander

someone from the Netherlands (p 87)

prate

to talk excessively w/o a point (p 91)

assails

attacks (p 95)

bestial

animalistic ( p99)

penitent

feeling or displaying regret for wrongdoing ( p 121)

beseech

ask with urgency ( p 123)

purse

to pucker (p 125)

ruminate

to ponder repeatedly ( p 127)

vehement

intensely emotional ( p 135)

plumed

decorated with feathers ( p 143)

fife

small flute ( p 143)

knavery

dishonest and unfair behavior (p 32, 44)

cashiered

a ritual dismissal of an individual from som position of responsibility for a breach of discipline (generally within military forces)

envy

to wish that you have something someone else has

envious

a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck

jealousy

a feeling of unhappiness and anger becuz someone has smth or someone that u want

jealous

feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements or advantages; upset and angry becuz someone that u love seems interested in another person; unhappy and angry becuz someone has smth that u want; extremely careful in protecting someone or smth

beguile

to influence by flattery

contrive

to create through clever planning

debase

to reduce in quality or value

duplicity

misleading others through lies or trickery

egregious

extraordinarily bad

ensnare

to capture or trap

expostulate

to express disagreement or complaint

importune

to make urgent or persistent requests (usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems)

imputation

a claim that someone has done smth unpleasant or wrong

lascivious

expressing a strong desire for sexual activity

pernicious

causing harm or ruin

repute

to be regarded as