Othello Vocab Flashcards

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Laconic

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Using few words; concise

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Desolate

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Spiritual ruin; loss of the soul

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Sordidness

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Lacking in morals

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Candid

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Sincere; straightforward

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Bombast

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Pompous speech; pretentious words

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Guileless

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Open with words; honest; outspoken

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Predition

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Having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope

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Subjugating

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Bringing under complete control; mastering

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Discord

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Disagreement; difference of opinion

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Homage

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Something done or given in acknowledgment or consideration of the worth of another

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Forbear

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To refrain or abstain from

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Circumspection

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Caution; thoughtfulness

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Facile

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Easily done or performed

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Insolent

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Boldly rude or disrespectful

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Beguile

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To influence by trickery; to mislead

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness or willingness