English vocab
Othello 1&2, Streetcar
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- complacent
- self-satisfied, smug, pleased with oneself
- asceticism
- the denial to onself of material pleasures
- citadel
- a fortress
- engross
- to absorb completly, as one's attention
- saunter
- to walk at an easy, unhurried pace
- sunder
- to break or wrench apart, to sever
- circumstantial
- of no primary significance, insubstantial
- abhor
- to regard with horror or loathing
- gossamer
- soft, sheer, gauzy frabric
- enfettered
- chained
- tentative
- uncertain, hesitant, of an experimental nature
- commensurate
- corresponding in size or degree (a salary commensurate with his experiance)
- perdition
- hell; eternal damnation
- ascertain
- to discover with certainty, as through experimentation or examination
- extenuate
- to leson with partial excuses
- affect
- verb
- surfiet
- overindulgence; excess
- valise
- small piece of hand luggage
- requite
- to make payment or return for
- vestibule
- small entrance hall
- devoid
- completly lacking in or without something
- intimation
- a hint
- corroborate
- to give or represent evidence of the truth of something
- compel
- to force
- harlot
- *****
- pervade
- to be present throughout, permeate
- feign
- to give a false apperance of, pretend
- ocular
- pertaining to the eyes
- feign
- to give a false appearance of, to pretend
- saccharine
- having an overly sweet attitude, tone, or character
- lurid
- causing shock or horror; gruesome
- taunt
- to mock, insult, make fun fo
- hedonism
- the pursuit of (or devotion to) pleasure
- facile
- easy, effortless
- vestige
- a trace or sign left by something that no longer exists
- portiere
- heavy curtain hung across a doorway
- premptory
- putting an end to all debate or action, not allowing contradiction or refusal
- implicit
- implied or understood though not directly expressed
- garrulous
- talkative
- bombast
- pompous speech- it usually says very little with a lot of fancy words
- contend
- to strive or struggle, to maintain or assert
- aesthetic
- of or pertaining to the sense of the beautiful
- mountebank
- a seller of fake (quack) medicinesl a charlatan
- edify
- to teach, enlighten
- reverie
- a daydream
- gall
- something bitter to endure, outrageously insolent
- annihilate
- to destroy completly
- languish
- to become weak or feeble, to be neglected
- divest
- to strip off (clothes, for example), undress
- principal
- first, primary
- demure
- modest and reserved in behavior or manner
- exult
- to rejoice
- obliterate
- to destroy something so utterly that nothing is left
- depravity
- moral corruption
- cudgel
- a club (short heavy stick)
- privation
- hardship, dire need
- affinity
- a natural attractoin for something
- sanctify
- to set aparty for sacred use, to make holy
- levity
- light manner, esp. when innapropriate
- censure
- to criticize severely, an expression of strong disapproval
- indignity
- humiliating treatment
- transitory
- short lived
- recrimination
- a counter charge; an accusation in return
- peevish
- irritable
- inhibit
- to hold back, restrain
- forte
- something at which a person excels
- notoriety
- the condition of being known widely and usually unfavorably
- restitution
- the process of restoring something to its rightful owner
- laceration
- a rip, cut, or tear
- ecstatic
- in a state of intense joy or delight
- indolent
- lazy
- subsist
- to exist, to maintain life
- wan
- unhealthily pale, from illness or grief or unhappiness
- reprove
- to voice or convey disapproval of, rebuke
- divulge
- to reveal, to disclose (as a secret)
- imperious
- arrogant and overbearing
- altruism
- an attitude marked by unselfish concern fo the welfare of ofthers
- peruse
- to read or examine with great care
- prodigal
- recklessly wasteful, extravagant
- lethargy
- sluggishness
- upbraid
- criticize
- evince
- to show or demostrate clearly, to manifest
- impetuous
- characterized by sudden energy or action, impulsive
- transcendent
- surpassing otherse of the same kind, pre-eminent
- beguile
- to charm, to distract
- joie de vivre
- hearty enjoyment of life
- pinion
- to restrain a person by binding their arms
- precept
- an order or rule to guide one's conduct
- pander
- to cater to the lower tastes and desires of others
- abhor
- to reguard with horror or loathing
- bohemian
- a person with artistic or literary interests who disregards conventional standards of behavior
- incoherent
- unable to think or express one's thoughts in a clear and orderly manner, unclear
- wanton
- immoral, deliberately malicious
- portentious
- full of significance, exiting wonder and awe, suggesting something weight or calamitous is about to occur
- oath
- a solemn promise (the president's oath of office), also, profanity, swearing
- venial
- easily excused, as a sin or fault
- exult
- to rejoice greatly
- vigilant
- on the alert, watchful
- colloquy
- a conversation, usually a formal one
- filch
- take something sneakily
- kibitz
- to chat, converse
- goad
- to proad or urge, as if with a stick
- vivacity
- liveliness; animation
- boisterous
- loud and noisy
- cuckold
- a man married to an unfaithful wife
- truculent
- displaying great anger or agression, fierce
- piety
- reverence for god
- blight
- a disease or situation that causes withering, eithe rof plants or hope, prosperity, etc.
- fractious
- inclined to make trouble, unruly, cranky
- teem
- to be full of, to swarm
- fornication
- sexual intercourse between unmarried partners
- exultation
- great rejoicing
- spasmodic
- given to sudden outbursts of energy or feeling
- improvident
- not providing for the future; not thrifty
- egregious
- conspicuously bad
- supercilious
- haughty, scornful, distainful
- impropriety
- an improper act
- manifest
- to show or demonstrate plainly, to evince
- remification
- a development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan or statement
- amorphous
- shapeless
- effect
- noun
- deem
- to have an opinion, to regard or consider
- surmise
- n. a guess v. to guess, based on information
- alacrity
- eagerness
- coquette
- a woman who makes teasing romatnic or sexual overtures; a flirt
- conjecture
- an inference based on incomplete information
- principle
- ethical concept or idea
- exalt (exaltation)
- to raise somebody or something in rank, position or esteem
- subterfuge
- a deceptive stratagem or device, a trick
- concur
- to agree, to be of the same opinion
- stupor
- condition in which the senses are dulled
- denunciation
- a condemnation
- paragon
- a model of excellence
- discord
- lack of agreement, dissension
- dissonant
- harsh and inharmonious in sound; discordant
- languid
- lacking energy or vitality, weak
- ephemeral
- short-lived, transitory
- infirmity
- frailty, weakness, illness
- provincial
- unsophistocated, unwilling to accept new ways or ideas
- ineffable
- beyond expressoin, indescribable
- toilette
- the act of dressing or grooming oneself
- punctilious
- attentive to the finer points to etiquette and formal conduct, precise
- vindicate
- to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt by means of arguments or proof
- propriety
- appropriateness; the qualilty of being proper
- maxim
- a proverbial saying
- benevolence
- an act or attitude of kindness, charity
- taper
- a candle, to become narrower
- affectation
- behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality
- cistern
- receptacle for water
- abscond
- to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, esp. to avoid arrest, prosecution
- mandate
- a command
- brethen
- old-fashioned word for "brothers"
- obsequious
- kiss up
- swank
- very fashionable or elegant, grand, pretentious
- reproach
- to express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone)
- rebuke
- to criticize sharply, reprimand
- incongruous
- lacking in harmony; incompatable
- homage
- special honor or respect expressed publicly
- sporadic
- occuring at irregular intervals, having no pattern or order
- castigate
- to criticize sharply
- dilatory
- tending to delay
- reconcile
- to establish (or to re-establish) a close relationship, to settle, to bring (onesefl) to accept
- strumpet
- prostitute
- sequester
- to set apart; to cause to withdraw to seclusion
- lascivious
- exciting sexual desires; lecherous
- dispel
- to rid one's mind of, to drive away
- hauter
- arrogance
- exhilaration
- a state of being cheerful, elated
- dissipation
- wasteful consumption or indulgence in pleasure
- aberration
- derriving from the right path or usual course of action
- elusive
- tending to escape perception or comprehension, difficult to define
- cudgel
- a club, heavy stick
- pernicious
- deadly
- redolent
- having or emitting fragrance, aromatic
- conjure
- to summon (a devil or spirit) by magic; to imagine