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JC act 2 vocab.
Julius Caesar Act 2 vocabulary ~ Mrs. Corbelli
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adder | poisonous snake |
| augment | increase |
| redress | to right a wrong; rectify |
| instigation | something that urges one to act |
| entreat | strongly request; implore |
| insurrection | rebellion |
| visage | face; appearance |
| interpose | to place/come between |
| resolution | determination |
| commend | to praise |
| carcass | body of a slain animal |
| constancy | faithfulness |
| suffice | be enough; be sufficient |
| horrid | terrible; horrible |
| entrails | inner organs |
| imminent | about to occur |
| amiss | wrongly |
| expound | explain; give more information about |
| carrions | men no better than corpses |
| taper | candle |
| spurn | strike out |
| suburbs | outskirts |
| kerchief | a scarf (wrapped around an ill person’s head to protect against drafts) |
| exorcist | one who summons up spirits |
| mortified | deadened |
| whelped | given birth |
| suitor | a person presenting a special request to a ruler |
| contrive | conspire |
| void | empty |
| carrion | men no better than corpses |