bryant's vocab

Goad
1. provoke, urge
2. verb
3. syn: annoy, arouse, bully
4. Iago goaded Othello into killing Desdemona.
Capricious
1. led by, erratic, changeable
2. adj
3. syn: careless, unpredictable, unreasonable
4. Iago was able to have capricious personalities that way he could manipulate the other characters in the play.
Obviate
1. prevent, eliminate
2. verb
3. syn: interfere, interpose, intervene
4. The Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were obviated by our atomic bombs.
Malady
1. disorder or disease of the body
2. noun
3. syn: ache, affliction, ailment
4. Aids is a malady that is rapidly spreading throughout the US.
Felicity
1. happiness, bliss
2. noun
3. syn: contentment, delight, ecstasy

4. When you first get married you are in a state of felicity.