Othello Vocab 3English 11

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Words for the week:DiscernEnmesh Imperious Insolence

Paradoxical MaliceOdiousPalpable

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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