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english 2
Julius Caesar Act 1
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten; to diminish |
| affable | friendly, courteous, amiable |
| alchemist | one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metal into gold |
| ascend | to move upward, rise from lower station |
| augment | to make greater or to supplement |
| augury | an omen or prophecy |
| baseness | quality of lacking higher values |
| bequeth | 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; defiles or pollutes |
| covert | secret, concealed |
| crave | to desire intensely |
| derision | scoffing at, mockery, ridicule |
| enfranchise | give or bestow something |
| engender | to cause, to produce, to creat |
| entreaty | a plea, an earnest request |
| exalt | to glory, to praise, to raise in rank |