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Julius Caesar
vocab from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud |
| gamesome | merry, frolicsome |
| semblance | outward appearance, form; resemblance |
| mettle | a visor and strength of spirit or temperament; character; personality |
| palter | to act insincerely or deceitfully |
| redress | to set right, remedy, correct |
| coffer | chest, box, treasury |
| peril | exposure to loss, injury, or destruction; jeopardy, danger |
| provender | dry food for domesticated animals; feed |
| vile | disgusting or utterly bad; of small worth |
| portent | something that foreshadows a coming event |
| cogitations | thoughts |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of; to exact satisfaction (for a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer; revenge |
| visage | the face, countenance or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| chide | to voice disapproval to; to reproach in a mild and constructive manner; scold |
| choler | anger; wrath; irritability |
| nimble | quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile |
| apparation | a ghostly figure |