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Othello Act 3 Vocabulary
1. procure (verb): to get possession of, to obtain through care or effort (from the Latin pro meaning “for” and curare meaning “to attend to”) After going through numerous channels, the sergeant was able to procure extra rations for his
soldiers.
2. affinity (noun): familial relationship, kinship; sympathy or attraction based on similarity Indeed, there is an affinity between us; she is my mother’s first cousin’s sisterinlaw.
3. penitent (adj): feeling sorrow for having committed a wrongdoing; repentant Because the defendant was penitent and apologized to the victim, the judge gave her a lenient sentence.
4. ruminate (verb): to go over and over in one’s mind
My cousin makes snap decisions, whereas I ruminate for days before I make up my mind.
5. inference (noun): a conclusion based on some facts or evidence (Shakespeare used this word to mean “allegation; depiction”) The public can make an inference about a case based on the evidence, but a prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that such a conclusion is valid.
6. disposition (noun): the orderly arrangement or settlement of a matter (Shakespeare used this word
to mean “prevailing tendency; mood; temperament”) The disposition of the case will come as a relief for it has been unsettled and chaotic for years.
7. vehement (adj): powerful, strongly felt or expressed (from the Latin vehemens meaning “eager”)
The senator’s opposition to the proposed legislation was so vehement that there was no doubting where
she stood.
8. tranquil (adj): free from disturbance; calm; quiet (from the Latin tranquillus meaning “calm”) One the wind died down and the sun came out, the lake returned to its tranquil state.
9. compulsive (adj): having to do with irresistible force
His house is extremely neat because he is compulsive about putting everything in its place.
10. loathed (verb): disliked intensely, often with disgust; hated We loathed the chartreuse suit that had hung on the rack for months, shunned by every customer
who entered the store.
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