Julius Caesar Acts I, II, III, IV, V Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ague | fever |
| apparition | a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost |
| appease | to satisfy or relieve |
| augurer | a person who makes predictions based on signs/omens |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| chide | to scold mildly |
| choler | anger, wrath, irritability |
| conceit | a thought or opinion |
| conceive | to form an idea, imagine, understand |
| confound | confused |
| constancy | steadfastness, faithfulness |
| construe | interpret |
| covert | concealed, not openly practiced |
| cur | a mixed breed dog, a mean cowardly person |
| disconsolate | hopelessly unhappy |
| discourse | to speak formally, at length |
| elucidate | to explain |
| enfranchise | to endow with rights, to free |
| engender | to being into existence, give rise to |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| firmament | the expanse of the sky and heavens |
| hew | to strike with an axe |
| hie | to hurry |
| juggernaut | a massive force or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| legacy | something handed down from an ancestor |
| legion | a unit of troops in the Roman army |
| levy | to impose or collect |
| parley | to have a discussion, especially with an enemy |
| proscription | rejection by means of banishment |
| prostrate | lying down in submission |
| puissant | powerful |
| rent | to rip or tear, a rip or opening |
| repose | relaxation after an activity, rest |
| rheumy | dark, full of moisture, teary |
| rite | a religious ceremony or series of ceremonial acts |
| salutation | a phrase of greeting or goodwill |
| scurrilous | foul mouthed, vulgar |
| spare | lean or thin |
| suffice | to meet present needs or requirement |
| tarry | to remain or linger |
| tenor | the general meaning of something written or spoken |
| unassailable | impossible to dispute or disprove, undeniable |
| visage | the face (as in shape, features, expression) |
| vouchsafe | to allow |
| whelp | to give birth to whelps |
| affable | gracious and generous |
| base | low in place or position, morally bad |
| carrion | dead or decaying flesh |
| chafe | to irritate or make sore by rubbing |
| cogitate | to consider deeply and carefully |
| entreat | to beg for urgently |
| fain | gladly |
| infirmity | a bodily ailment |
| insurrection | the act or instance of revolt against a government |
| intermit | hold back |
| knave | an unprincipled, crafty fellow |
| mettle | courage and fortitude, spirit |
| portentous | ominous |
| praetor | magistrate or judge |
| redress | to set right or make amends |
| replication | echo, copy |
| retentive | having the quality, capacity, and power or learning |
| rogue | a vagrant, scoundrel, or rascal |
| saucy | disrespectful, presumptuous |
| tempest | storm |
| vex | to annoy or bother |
| vulgar | common |
| withal | nevertheless |
| yoke | an immense oppressive force or burden |
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