Othello vocab 1

Question 1

Othering

Answer 1

To other a group of people or an individual is to treat them as inferior.

Question 2

Entrance

Answer 2

If something or someone entrances you, they cause you to feel delight and wonder, often so that all your
attention is taken up and you cannot think about anything else.

Question 3

Belonging

Answer 3

To belong means to feel accepted and part of a group or society.

Question 4

Duplicitous

Answer 4

Someone who is duplicitous lies and is two-faced.

Question 5

Malevolent

Answer 5

A malevolent person deliberately tries to cause harm or evil.

Question 6

Credulous

Answer 6

If you describe someone as credulous, they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are
gullible.

Question 7

Benevolent

Answer 7

If you describe a person as benevolent, they are kind and fair.

Question 8

Impervious to

Answer 8

If you are impervious to someone’s actions, you are not changed by them.

Question 9

Affected by

Answer 9

If you are affected by someone’s actions, you are changed by them

Question 10

Dehumanise

Answer 10

If you dehumanise someone, you treat them as less than human.

Question 11

Defer to

Answer 11

If you defer to someone, you follow them because you respect them or their authority.

Question 12

Stabilise

Answer 12

If you stabilise someone or something, you make it stable.

Question 13

Destabilise

Answer 13

If you destabilise someone or something, you make it unstable.

Question 14

Subservient

Answer 14

If you are subservient, you do whatever someone wants you to do.

Question 15

Hierarchy

Answer 15

A hierarchy is a system of organising people into different ranks or levels of importance

Question 16

Animalistic

Answer 16

If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they behave like an animal.

Question 17

Alien

Answer 17

If something is alien to you, it is not normal or expected.

Question 18

Malcontent

Answer 18

You can describe people as malcontents if they are unhappy with a
situation and want it to change.

Question 19

Alien
(noun)

Answer 19

An alien is an insulting word for someone who is not familiar to you.

Question 20

Controlled
(adjective)

Answer 20

Someone who is controlled stops themselves from behaving badly or strangely.

Question 21

Subvert

Answer 21

To subvert something like a rule or expectation means to destroy its power by going against it.

Question 22

Subversion

Answer 22

Subversion is the attempt to weaken or destroy a system.

Question 23

Deceptive

Answer 23

If something or someone is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.

Question 24

Fascination

Answer 24

A feeling of fascination is a feeling of being greatly interested by something.