Othello Quiz 1

Question 1

epithet

Answer 1

descriptive word or phrase

Question 2

descriptive word or phrase

Answer 2

epithet

Question 3

abhor

Answer 3

feel hatred or disgust toward

Question 4

feel hatred or disgust toward

Answer 4

abhor

Question 5

contrived

Answer 5

showing effects of planning or manipulation

Question 6

showing effects of planning or manipulation

Answer 6

contrived

Question 7

promulgate

Answer 7

state or announce

Question 8

state or announce

Answer 8

promulgate

Question 9

lascivious

Answer 9

driven by lust

Question 10

driven by lust

Answer 10

lascivious

Question 11

insolent

Answer 11

marked by casual disrespect

Question 12

marked by casual disrespect

Answer 12

insolent

Question 13

contention

Answer 13

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

Question 14

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

Answer 14

contention

Question 15

requisite

Answer 15

necessary for relief or supply

Question 16

necessary for relief or supply

Answer 16

requisite

Question 17

egregious

Answer 17

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Question 18

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Answer 18

egregious

Question 19

something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

Answer 19

impediment

Question 20

impediment

Answer 20

something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

(anything that slows or blocks progress)

Question 21

beguile

Answer 21

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Question 22

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Answer 22

beguile

Question 23

restitution

Answer 23

the act of restoring something to its original state

Question 24

the act of restoring something to its original state

Answer 24

restitution

Question 25

pernicious

Answer 25

exceedingly harmful

Question 26

exceedingly harmful

Answer 26

pernicious

Question 27

notorious

Answer 27

known widely and usually unfavorably

Question 28

known widely and usually unfavorably

Answer 28

notorious

Question 29

subdued

Answer 29

restrained in style or quality, means something is deliberately kept simple, modest, or subtle. It implies avoiding excess or extravagance

Question 30

restrained in style or quality

Answer 30

subdued

Question 31

iteration

Answer 31

the act or process of doing or saying again

Question 32

the act or process of doing or saying again

Answer 32

iteration

Question 33

languish

Answer 33

lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.

Question 34

lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.

Answer 34

languish

Question 35

surmise

Answer 35

infer from incomplete evidence

Question 36

infer from incomplete evidence

Answer 36

surmise

Question 37

vehement

Answer 37

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

Question 38

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

Answer 38

vehement

Question 39

indict

Answer 39

accuse formally of a crime

Question 40

accuse formally of a crime

Answer 40

indict