Caesar Fiinal Flashcards

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Portentous

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giving a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen

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Cogitation

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To think deeply about; ponder

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Infirmity

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A physical weakness or defect

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Retentive

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Restrain

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Alchemy

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The chemistry of the Middle Ages, the chief aim of which was to change the baser elements into gold

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Repute

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To consider or regard

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Countenance

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Approval

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Conjure

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To call a demon or spirit by magic;to cause to appear by as magic

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Knave

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A dishonest or deceitful person

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Mischievous

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Causing mischief; harmful; prankish; inclined to annoy with playful pranks

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Cognizance

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Identifying emblems worn by a nobleman’s followers

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Interpose

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To place or come between; to intervene

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Disperse

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To break up and scatter

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Expound

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To set forth; state in detail; to explain

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Affability

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Pleasant; friendly

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Insurrection

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A rising up against established authority; rebellion

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Emulation

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To try to equal or surpass; to imitate; to rival success fully

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Spurn

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To reject with contempt; scorn

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Contrivance

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A plot or scheme

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Censure

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Strong disapproval; condemnation

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Malice

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Active ill will; desire to harm another

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Abridge

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To shorten, lessen, or curtail

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Modesty

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Not vain or boastful; unassuming

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Firmament

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The sky viewed poetically as a solid arch or vault

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Bequeath
To leave property by ones will; to hand down; to pass on
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Prostrate
Lying face down
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Enfranchisement
To free from slavery; to give the right to vote
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Apprehensive
Anxious; uneasy
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Unassailable
Unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated
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Vex
To irritate; annoy
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Legacy
A gift of property, especially personal property
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Chastisement
Severe criticism
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Mirth
Gaiety; jollity
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Slander
Defamation; calumny
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Covetous
Desire of wealth or possessions
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Salutation
A gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgement of another's arrival
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Libel
A formal written declaration or statement
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Choler
Anger; wrath
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Cynic
Someone who believes only selfishness motivates human actions
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Presage
Something that foreshadows or portends a future event
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Exigent
Requiring immediate attention
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Vile
Evil or immoral
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Epicurean
Involving an appreciation of fine food and drink; of or relating to an epicure
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Parley
To talk with an enemy or someone you disagree with, especially in order to end a conflict
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Demeanor
A persons appearance or behavior; the way someone seems to be to other people
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Misconstrue
Management information systems
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Envenom
To make poisonous
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Embellish
To decorate something by adding special details and features
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Consignment
The act of process of sending goods to a person or place to be sold
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Incorporate
To combine; include; to bring together into a single whole; merge