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Julius Caesar Act 1
Act 1 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| baseness | adj. the quality of lacking higher values |
| exalted | adj. elevated |
| replication | n. to repeat, copy, or to duplicate |
| vulgar | n. common people |
| flourish | n. brief, elaborate music played by trumpets |
| homage | n. a reverential regard; respect shown by external action |
| ominously | adv. threateningly |
| servile | adj. to be overly submissive |
| soothsayer | n. fortune-teller |
| derisive | adj. scoffing at, ridiculing |
| lamented | v. to mourn or express sorrow |
| vexed | adj. discomfort or distress |
| rout | v. to gouge out or expel by force |
| repute | v. to consider or suppose |
| mettle | adj. courage or spirit |
| knotty | adj. so complicated that it can probably not be solved |
| obscurely | adv. difficult to see, vague |
| portentous | adj. a sign or forewarning |
| prodigy | n. one with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment |
| prodigious | adj. extraordinary in bulk, quantity or degree |
| alchemy | n. medieval chemistry or the practice of changing metals into gold. |
| bestow | v. to grant or to give |