1. abhor: despise, find repugnant
If ever I did dream of such a matter,Abhorme.
"Hate me," says the speaker.
2. bombast: pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Evades them, with abombastcircumstance
3.epithet: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
Horribly stuff'd withepithetsof war;
4. Moor: one of the Muslim people of north Africa
To love theMoor.
The word "moor" refers to Othello's heritage; Shakespeare implies that he is of Muslim / African lineage.
5. obsequious: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
That, doting on his ownobsequiousbondage,
6. visage
1. the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
2. aspect; appearance.
Who, trimm'd in forms andvisagesof duty,
7. homage: respectful deference, reverence
Do themselveshomage: these fellows have some soul;
8. rouse: cause to become awake or conscious
Rousehim: make after him, poison his delight,
9. vexation: anger produced by some annoying irritation
Yet throw such changes ofvexationon't,
10. timorous: full of fear; fearful; characterized by or indicating fear; subject to fear, timid.
Do, with liketimorousaccent and dire yell
11. lascivious: indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness
To the gross clasps of alasciviousMoor --
12. delude: be dishonest with
For thusdeludingyou.
13. promulgate: state or announce; to make known by open declaration
I shallpromulgate-- I fetch my life and being
14. manifest: provide evidence for
Shallmanifestme rightly.
15. palpable: readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident
tangible
'Tis probable andpalpableto thinking.
16. assay: an appraisal of the state of affairs
By noassayof reason: 'tis a pageant,
17. facile: performing adroitly and without effort
So may he with morefacilequestion bear it,
18. mountebank: a flamboyant deceiver. any charlatan or quack.
By spells and medicines bought ofmountebanks;
19. insolent: boldly rude or disrespectful
Of being taken by theinsolentfoe
20. boisterous: 1. rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained:
the sound of boisterous laughter.
2. (of waves, weather, wind, etc.) rough and stormy.
Othello, the fortitude of the place is best
known to you; and though we have there a substitute
of most allowed sufficiency, yet opinion, a
sovereign mistress of effects, throws a more safer
voice on you: you must therefore be content to
slubber the gloss of your new fortunes with this
more stubborn andboisterousexpedition.
21. alacrity: liveliness and eagerness; cheerful readiness
A natural and promptalacrity
22. defunct: no longer in force or use; inactive
In medefunct-- and proper satisfaction.
23. usurp: seize and take control without authority
Put money in thy
purse; follow thou the wars; defeat thy favour with
anusurpedbeard; I say, put money in thy purse.
24. beguile - to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
Whoe'er he be that in this foul proceeding
Hath thus beguiled your daughter of herself
And you of her, the bloody book of law
You shall yourself read in the bitter letter
After your own sense, yea, though our proper son
Stood in your action.