Othello Flashcards

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1
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Like a promotion, to achieve a high position

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Preferment

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2
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Obedient; dutiful; servile

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Obsequious

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3
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A farm

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Grange

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4
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Indicating sexual interest or lust

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Lascivious

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5
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To mislead; deceive

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Deluding

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6
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To set forth or teach publicly; declaring officially

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Promulgate

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7
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Charming someone with the purpose of deceiving them

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Beguiled

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8
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Cheerful readiness, promptness and willingness

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Alacrity

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9
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Study of diseases

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Pathology

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10
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Beyond the normal, having an inexplicable basis; strange

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Uncanny

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11
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Obsessions with the devil

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Diabolism

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12
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Appearance; especially the look of the face

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Countenance

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13
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Mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles

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Cannon

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14
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To deceive, delude, trick

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Duping

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To overthrow, cause the downfall of

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Subvert

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16
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State of wild uproot & confusion

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Bedlam

17
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A false representation of something

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Travesty

18
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Women who procures prostitutes

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Procuress

19
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Honest; sincere; naïve, innocent

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Guileless

20
Q

Distrusting the motives for others

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Cynical

21
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Present but not visible

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Latent

22
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Loss of the soul, utter destruction

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Perdition

23
Q

Trick or act to fool someone

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Ruse

24
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Opportune, fortunate or lucky

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Providentially

25
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No moral standards

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Amoral

26
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Language used to impress people

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Bombast