Othello Vocabulary

Abhor

Strong dislike; Loathe

Evade

To escape or avoid

Rebuke

To express sharp disapproval

Beguile

To charm or enchant someone

Provocation

Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately

Inordinate

Unusually large

Pestilence

A deadly disease

Affinity

A spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something

Languish

To become weak feeble or lose vitality

Penitent

Someone who feels or expresses deep sorrow

Veritable

Genuine, real or truly

Importunate

Quality of being important

Iniquity

immortal or unfair behavior

Portent

A sign or warning that something significant

Perjury

The act of lying under oath

Pernicious

Having a harmful effect