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Julius Caesar Act 2
Act 2 vocabulary for Mrs. Everidge's class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ascend | v. to move upward; to rise from a lower status |
| augmented | v. to make greater or supplement |
| craves | v. to desire intensely |
| spurn | v. to reject or refuse with hostility |
| taper | n. a candle |
| hideous | adj. very ugly, offensive, shocking |
| instigations | n. initiation; provocation |
| affable | adj. friendly, courteous, amiable |
| gravity | n. seriousness, importance |
| kindle | v. to start a fire; to stir up |
| augurers | n. seers or soothsayers that use signs to foretell the future |
| rhetoric | n. the art of using words effectively, in speaking or in writing |
| confounded | adj. to cause one to become confused |
| mutiny | n. to rebel and become unruly |
| unassailable | adj. undisputable, not able to be attacked with success |
| abridged | v. to shorten, diminish |
| prostrate | n. to lie straight, completely overcome and lacking vitality |
| vouchsafe | v. to grant in a condescending manner; to accept |
| conceit | adj. excessively high opinion of oneself |
| malice | n. desire to harm others |