Julius Caesar Act 1 Vocab

Question 1

knave

Answer 1

untrustworthy (troublesome/sneaky)

Question 2

awl

Answer 2

a pointed instrument for poking holes (used by a shoemaker)

Question 3

intermit

Answer 3

to ease, to stop (temporarily)

Question 4

trod

Answer 4

past tense for tread

Question 5

servile

Answer 5

submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

Question 6

soothsayer

Answer 6

someone who makes predictions of the future

Question 7

countenance

Answer 7

attentive consideration and thought (wearing emotions/ look on your face)

Question 8

construe

Answer 8

make sense of; assign a meaning to (drawing conclusions)

Question 9

cogitations

Answer 9

action of deeply thinking of someone

Question 10

accoutred

Answer 10

provided with necessary equipment for a specialized purpose (military)

Question 11

underlings

Answer 11

an assistant to the authority or control of another

Question 12

rabblement

Answer 12

rowdy group (uneducated, loud people in the group) lower class

Question 13

infirmity

Answer 13

a state of being weak in health or body

Question 14

tempests

Answer 14

a violent commotion or disturbance

Question 15

conjointly

Answer 15

done together

Question 16

portentous

Answer 16

a momentous or ominous significance

Question 17

redress

Answer 17

make reparations or amends for (do something about)

Question 18

gait

Answer 18

style of walk

Question 19

alchemy

Answer 19

a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times