words for the week: discern enmesh imperious insolence paradoxical malice odious palpable
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Othello Vocab 3English 11
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Words for the week:
Discern
Enmesh
Imperious
Insolence
Paradoxical
Malice
Odious
Palpable
Discern (verb)
Definition: to differentiate between two or more things
Example: Because of the fog, I was barely able to discern the harbor from the bedrock.
Derivatives: discerner, discernible, discernment
Enmesh (verb)
Definition: to entangle
Example: They became enmeshed in an awful argument.
Derivatives: enmeshed, enmeshment
Imperious (adjective)
Definition: extremely overbearing
Example: The imperious behavior of the dictator led to his overthrow.
Derivatives: imperiously, imperiousness
Insolence (noun)
Definition: insulting or contemptuous behavior
Example: His insolence and lack of respect for his mother are shocking.
Derivatives: insolent, insolently, insolentness
Paradoxical (adjective)
Definition: something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct
Example: It is paradoxical that a man from the South, Lyndon Johnson, led the fight for the passage of a civil rights bill.
Derivatives: paradoxicalness, paradoxality
Malice (noun)
Definition: desire to harm others
Example: His death was caused by malice and was not accidental.
Derivatives: maliceful, malicious, maliciously
Odious (adjective)
Definition: deserving hate or contempt
Example: Iago’s entreaty was an odious act.
Derivatives: odiously, odiousness
Palpable (adjective)
Definition: tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable
Example: I do not see how I overlooked such a palpable miscalculation of people attending the party.
Derivatives: palpability, palpableness
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