Othello Act 1

Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

find repugnant

Question 2

bombast

Answer 2

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Question 3

Moor

Answer 3

one of the Muslim people of north Africa

Question 4

obsequious

Answer 4

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Question 5

visage

Answer 5

the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

Question 6

homage

Answer 6

respectful deference

Question 7

rouse

Answer 7

cause to become awake or conscious

Question 8

vexation

Answer 8

anger produced by some annoying irritation

Question 9

timorous

Answer 9

timid by nature or revealing timidity

Question 10

lascivious

Answer 10

driven by lust

Question 11

epithet

Answer 11

a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Question 12

delude

Answer 12

be dishonest with

Question 13

promulgate

Answer 13

state or announce

Question 14

manifest

Answer 14

provide evidence for

Question 15

palpable

Answer 15

capable of being perceived

Question 16

assay

Answer 16

an appraisal of the state of affairs

Question 17

facile

Answer 17

performing adroitly and without effort

Question 18

mountebank

Answer 18

a flamboyant deceiver

Question 19

insolent

Answer 19

marked by casual disrespect

Question 20

boisterous

Answer 20

full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

Question 21

alacrity

Answer 21

liveliness and eagerness

Question 22

defunct

Answer 22

no longer in force or use; inactive

Question 23

taint

Answer 23

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

Question 24

scion

Answer 24

a descendant or heir

Question 25

usurp

Answer 25

seize and take control without authority