Caesar Final Flashcards
strong determination to succeed
ambitious (packet 5)
to make guilt or an offense more forgivable or less serious
extenuated (packet 5)
place a corpse in a grave, tomb, typically with funeral rites
interred (packet 5)
small chest for holding values
coffers (packet 5)
material made from an animal skin and used a durable writing surface in medical times
parchment (packet 5)
people entitled to someone’s property
heirs (packet 5)
a vehicle for transporting a dead body
hearse (packet 5)
loose cloak or shawl
mantle (packet 5)
the crime of betraying one’s country
treason (packet 5)
a public speaker
orator (packet 5)
silver coin
drachmae (packet 5)
amount of money or property left for someone
legacies (packet 5)
banning, forbidding
proscription (packet 5)
false and malicious of a spoken statement
slanderous (packet 5)
food
provender (packet 5)
levying
collect, impose (packet 5)
serious and immediate danger
perils (packet 5)
Antony continously refers to Brutus and Cassius as what type of men?
honourable (packet 5)
What are the names of the common people?
plebians (packet 5)
What character is considered an errand boy and the weakest person in the new triumphant?
lepidus (packet 5)
Who makes up the new triumphrant?
Antony, Octavious, Lepidus (packet 5)
What conspirator gave Caesar the most unkindest cut of all?
Brutus (packet 5)
In Caesar’s fake will, what did the people of rome receive?
75 drachmae, land, gardens (packet 5)
Who was mistaken for one of the conspirators and killed?
Cinna the Poet (packet 5)
What word did Brutus use to describe Caesar at the pulpit?
ambitious (packet 5)
Antony compares lepidus to what animal?
donkey, ass (packet 5)
What is “Nervii”?
A mixed Celto-German tribe occupying parts of Hainault and Flanders and called by Plutarch “the stoutest warriors of all the Belgae” they were defeated by Caesar (packet 5)
In the footnotes, angel refers to what?
Best beloved darling (packet 5)
When Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus meet and discuss Brutus, Cassius, and their battle plans, what is their location?
A small island in the river Lavinius near Donomia (packet 5)
In the footnotes, what is a threefold world?
A refernce to the trine structure of the world, consisting of Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the roman world, consisting of East and West provinces of Africa, was divided among the new tripower (packet 5)
To address a man or boy, lower status then a speaker
Sirrah
Having great power or influence
Puissant
Packet 4
To lower or bend down, bowing
Couchings
Packet 4
To order into
Decree
P 4
To cower, cringe
Spaniel
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Flatterer
Fawning
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To expel from a country
Banished
P.4
A mean cowardly person or dog
Cur
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Citizenship
Enfranchisement
P.4
The vault if heaven or sky
Firmament
P.4
Not subject to denial or dispute. Not able to attack
Unassailable
P.4
A raised platform
Pulpit
P.4
Bewildered. Perplexed. Confused.
Confounded
P.4
Rebellion against authority
Mutiny
P.4
To rub all over
Besmear
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Utterly depressed. Helpless
Prostrate
P.4
Desire to inflict injury or harm. Evil
Malice
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To be powerless
Bayed
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Kind, team, humble
Meek
P.4
Make predictions
Prophesy
P.4
A measurement equal to 3 miles
League
P.4
A public speech
Oration
P.4
Place or insert between one thing and do another
Interpose
p.3
A solemn promise
Oath
p.3
To shift position
Palter
p.3
Cautious. Wary
Cautelous
p.3
Decaying of flesh
Carrions
p.3
A planner or someone who helps plan
Contriver
p.3
Dead body of an animal
Carcass
p.3
A person that gets rid of something. Cleans and purifies
Purgers
p.3
The highest priest in Ancient Rome
Augurers
p.3
To carry lightly and smoothly throughout the air
Wafted
p.3
Damp, musty, cold
Dank
p.3
Prostitute or whore
Harlot
p.3
Having a healthy red color
Ruddy
Give something to someone in a gracious manner
Vouchsafe
p.3
Showing current or determination
Valiant
p.3
Intestines of animal or human bodies. Inter most part of something
Entrails
p.3
Old men
Grey beards
p.3
Something about to happen
Imminent
p.3
Not quite right. Out of place
Amiss
p.3
Jealousy. Need to beat someone else
Emulation.
p.3
Dishonest craft person
Knave
P.1
Put together clumsily
Cobble
P.1
Awards and acknowledgments
Tributaries
P.1
Architecture used for defense
Battlements
P.1
To discontinue suspend or pause
Intermit
P.1
And elevated rank of character
Exalted
P.1
Slaves
Servile
P.1
15 March the middle of March
Ides
P.1
An expression
Countenance
P.1
Irritated or annoyed
Vexed
P.1
Deep thoughts, to ponder
Connotations
P.1
To mourn the dead
Lamented
P.1
Dressed in military gear
Accoutred
P.1
Weak
Feeble
P.1
Giant
Colossus
Slight importance
Underlings
P.1
Enclosed. Envelop. To cover
Encompassed
P.1
Perspective and view of others
Repute
Punish and scold
Chidden
P.1
Leaf halo or flower crown
Coronet
P.1
Gladly
Fain
P.1
Unwilling
Loath
P.1
Noisy crowd or mob
Rabblement
P.1
Faint
Swoon
P.1
Nasty and worthless
Rogues
P.1
Weakness
Infirmity
Courage
Mettle
P.1
disagreement, anger, bitterness
strife (packet 2)
bold and lively
saucy (packet 2)
united, combined
conjointly (packet 2)
events of great significance
portentous (packet 2)
full of danger or risk
perilous (packet 2)
abnormal
prodigious (packet 2)
muscular strength
thews (packet 2)
wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals to which the animals pull a cart
yoke (packet 2)
cruel ruler
tyrant (packet 2)
ability to remember facts and impressions easily
retentive (packet 2)
a slave
bondman (packet 2)
organs of an animal, typically used for food
offals (packet 2)
remedy or set right
redress (packet 2)
a person’s manner of walking
gait (packet 2)
present(verb)
bestow (packet 2)
medival chemistry that was magical and turned bases into a gold
alchemy (packet 2)
slender candle
taper (packet 2)
a small venomous snake
adde (packet 2)r