Othello –
Othello –
Act IV
WORDS
Act IV
WORDS
1. dilatory adj. tending to procrastinate;
wasting time
2. dotage n. a decline of mental faculties,
especially with old age
3. enmesh v. entangle; catch in a net
4. entreat v. ask earnestly; beg
5. expostulate v. to reason earnestly with
someone against something that person has
done
6. impervious adj. incapable of being
persuaded or affected
7. lechery n. unrestrained indulgence of
sexual desire
8. peevish adj. annoyed; irritated
9. propriety n. proper behavior or manners
10. ruminate v. think about; meditate on;
ponder
11. slander n. a malicious statement or
report
12. troth n. faithfulness, loyalty
13. vantage n. a position, condition, or place
affording some advantage or commanding
view
14. venial adj. able to be forgiven or
pardoned
15. vice n. an immoral or evil habit or
practice; bad habit
1. dilatory adj. tending to procrastinate;
wasting time
2. dotage n. a decline of mental faculties,
especially with old age
3. enmesh v. entangle; catch in a net
4. entreat v. ask earnestly; beg
5. expostulate v. to reason earnestly with
someone against something that person has
done
6. impervious adj. incapable of being
persuaded or affected
7. lechery n. unrestrained indulgence of
sexual desire
8. peevish adj. annoyed; irritated
9. propriety n. proper behavior or manners
10. ruminate v. think about; meditate on;
ponder
11. slander n. a malicious statement or
report
12. troth n. faithfulness, loyalty
13. vantage n. a position, condition, or place
affording some advantage or commanding
view
14. venial adj. able to be forgiven or
pardoned
15. vice n. an immoral or evil habit or
practice; bad habit