Julius Caesar Vocab Flashcards

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Base

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Morally bad or contemptible. Lowly or menial. Inferior in value or quantity

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Beseech

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To request urgently or implore

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Vex

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To annoy or bother

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Construe

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To interpret

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Mettle

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Courage and fortitude spirit

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Spurn

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To reject or refuse disdainfully. Scorn

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Affable

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Easy or pleasant to speak to. Amiable

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Emulate

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Strive to equal/excel esp. through imitation

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Exploit

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An act or deed, esp. a heroic one

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Imminent

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About to occur

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Contrive

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To plan with ingenuity or devise

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Confound

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To confuse or perplex

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Shrewd

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Having it showing a clever awareness, esp. in practical matter. Artful or cunning

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Chastise

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To punish as by beating. To criticize severely

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Exigent

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Urgent or pressing

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