Julius Caesar Act 3 Vocab

Question 1

Puissant

Answer 1

adjective
powerful, mighty, or potent

Question 2

Preordinance

Answer 2

noun
an authoritative rule or command, decided in advance

Question 3

Banished

Answer 3

verb
the act of expelling someone from a place

adjective
when you refer to someone as “banished”

Question 4

Repeal

Answer 4

verb
the act of revoking, annulling, or recalling

Question 5

Firmament

Answer 5

noun
the vault of heaven
the sky and all its stars

Question 6

Unassailable

Answer 6

adjective
unable to be attacked
unable to be disputed

Question 7

Abridged

Answer 7

verb
reduced in duration
cut short

Question 8

Valiant

Answer 8

adjective
boldly courageous

Question 9

Malice

Answer 9

noun
evil intent
the desire to cause someone else harm or injury

Question 10

Spectacle

Answer 10

noun
a public show or display

Question 11

Rites

Answer 11

noun
[also plural]
formal ceremonial acts (religious in nature)

Question 12

Quartered

Answer 12

verb
divided into four parts through torture (as by tying each limb to a horse traveling in a different direction)

Question 13

Carrion

Answer 13

noun
dead bodies

Question 14

Oration

Answer 14

noun
a formal public speech

Question 15

Censure

Answer 15

verb
to reprimand or criticize in harsh terms
to formally rebuke

Question 16

Grievous

Answer 16

adjective
outrageous
causing great sorrow

Question 17

Interred

Answer 17

verb
buried
place in a grave or tomb

Question 18

Reverence

Answer 18

noun
gesture of deep respect

Question 19

Compel

Answer 19

verb
to force to submit

Question 20

Vanquished

Answer 20

verb
defeated in battle

Question 21

Mutiny

Answer 21

noun
rebellion against authority