Julius Caesar Vocab Flashcards
Meddle
To interfere
Countenance
An expression of the face
Vexed
To bring trouble
Construe
To explain
Cogitation
Deep thoughts
Accoutred
To equip
Repute
To consider
Ferret
To hunt
Swound
To swoon
Rogues
A dishonest person
Wit
Cleverness
Seduce
To tempt into wrongdoing
Tempest
A violent storm
Strife
Quarreling/fighting
Incenses
To make angry
Prodigies
A wonder
Portentous
Indicate evil
Tyranny
Cruel or unjust power
Redress
To fix
Alchemy
Magic power that can change one thing into another
Augmented
To enlarge
Instigation
Urging on
Conspiracy
Secret planning
Affability
Easy to talk to
Resolution
Thing decided on
Palter
To talk/ act insincerely
Contriver
Person who invents or plans
Musing
To meditate or dream
Exploit
A bold, unusual act
Emulation
Imitation in order to excel
Decree
Something ordered by authority
Enfranchisement
Setting free from restraint
Mutiny
Open rebellion
Fates
Three goddesses that control human life
Prophesy
To tell what happens
Discourse
To formally speak
Base
Mean or selfish
Testament
Written instructions about a dead man’s property
Bequeathing
To give or leave property by a will
Vanquished
To conquer
Proscription
Banishment
Alliance
Union formed by agreement
Conference
A meeting for a certain subject
Condemned
To express strong disproval
Bribes
Anything given or offered to get someone to do something for you
Bondmen
A slave
Conned
To learn and remember well
Chides
To blame
Venture
Risky undertaking
Apparition
Ghost
Parley
Informal talk of surrender
Avenge
To get revenge
Traitors
Person who betrays
Defiance
To stand up against something
Presage
The feeling something bad might happen
Ensign
A sign of one’s rank
Providence
Care for the future
Freeman
A non-slave
Misconstrued
To misunderstand
Tarry
To stay