Othello Vocabulary Work
Below is a list of vocabulary words from Othello along with their definitions. Your first task is
to find one synonym and one antonym for each of these words. Your second task is to create a
piece of flash fiction in which you correctly use 15 out of the 20 words. Flash fiction is a piece
of fictional writing that is only about 250-500 words in length, but still contains all of the
elements of a short story (exposition, complications, climax, and resolution). Type your flash
fiction at the end of this document. Highlight the vocab words within the story.
1. advocacy- n.- support of an idea or cause
synonymantonym2. alacrity- n.- prompt and cheerful in response
synonymantonym3. boisterous- adj.- rowdy, rough and stormy
synonymantonym4. bombastic- adj.- using inflated language; pompous
synonymantonym5. castigate- v.- to punish or to subdue by punishment
synonymantonym6. circumspect- adj.- careful to consider consequences
synonymantonym7. defunct- adj.- no longer existing or useful; dead
synonymantonym8. dilatory- adj.- delaying; slow
synonymantonym9. fulsome- adj.- excessive to the point of disgust
synonymantonym10. guileless- adj.- without deceit; without the ability to be deceitful
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11. imperious- adj.- extremely overbearing
synonymantonym12. laconic- adj.-using a minimum of words; concise
synonymantonym13. mitigate- v.- to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe
synonymantonym14. perdition- n.- eternal damnation; utter ruin
synonymantonym15. ruminate- v.- to consider for a very long time at a slow pace
synonymantonym16. subjugate- v.- to bring under one’s control
synonymantonym17. surfeited- v.- fed or supplied to excess
synonymantonym18. traducer- n.- one who slanders or speaks falsely about someone
synonymantonym19. vehement- adj.- forcefully expressing emotion or conviction
synonymantonym20. wanton- adj.- immoral; lewd
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