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Julius Caesar
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten, to diminish |
| affable | friendly, courteous, amiable |
| alchemist | one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold |
| ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station |
| augment | to make greater or to supplement |
| augury | an omen or prophecy |
| baseness | the quality of lacking higher values |
| bequeath | to hand down, to give or to leave in a will |
| bestow | to grant or to give |
| clamor | loud noise or shouting |
| conceit | excessively high opinion of one's own worth or ability |
| confound | to cause one to become confused |
| contaminant | something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes |
| covert | secret, concealed |
| crave | to desire intensely |
| derision | scoffing at, mockery, ridicule |
| enfranchise | to give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship |
| engender | to cause, to produce, to create |
| entreaty | a plea, an earnest request |
| exalt | to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank |
| flourish | to thrive, to grow well |
| gravity | seriousness, importance |
| greivous | characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave |
| hideous | very ugly, offensive, shocking |
| homage | a reverential regard; respect shown by external action |
| indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
| instigation | urging, provocation; initiation |
| kindle | to start a fire, to stir up |
| knotty | so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots |
| lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner |
| legacy | a gift by will, something handed down by an ancestor or predecessor |
| malice | desire to harm others |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| mettle | courage or spirit |
| mirth | gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter |
| muse | to ponder |
| mutinous | rebellious, unruly |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| ominous | threatening |
| portent | a sign or forewarning |
| prodigious | extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous |
| prodigy | one with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment |
| prostration | a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome |
| replicate | to repeat, to copy, or to duplicate |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| rhetoric | the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language |
| rout | to gouge out or to make a furrow in; to expel by force |
| servile | overly submissive |
| soothsayer | a person who is able to predict the future, seer |
| spurn | to reject or to refuse with hostility |
| sterile | incapable of reproducing |
| taper | to decrease in thickness or width |
| tarry | to delay in coming or going, to linger |
| unassailable | undisputable, not able to be attacked with success |
| vanquished | conquered, overpowered |
| vexation | discomfort or distress |
| vouchsafe | to grant in a condescending manner |
| vulgarity | something offensive to good taste and refinement |
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