Julius Caesar Vocab Flashcards by Will Allee | Brainscape

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Conspirators

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a person who carries out a evil plot or act

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Soothsayer

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someone who can see the future, fortune teller

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Exalted

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glorified or praised

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Servile

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submissive or like a slave

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Barren

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unable to bare children

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Taper

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a slender candle

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Spurn

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to reject someone

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Base

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low in rank or position

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Augmented

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to make greater or enlarge

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Redress

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to make right or correct

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Insurrection

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a uprising or revolt

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Visage

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a person’s face

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Affability

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friendliness

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Constancy

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faithfulness

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Imminent

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likely to happen soon

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Firmament

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the heavens or sky

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Valiant

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brave or courageous

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Fetch

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to go for and then bring back (demeaning to do)

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Beseech

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to beg someone to do something

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Plebeians

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common people of ancient Rome

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Censure-

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expressing strong disapproval

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Interred

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to be buried

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Bequeathing

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to hand down or leave by will

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Legacy

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the actual thing that is being handed down

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Orator

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a skilled public speaker

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Chastisement

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to punish

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Contaminate

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to pollute

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Bait

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to tease someone

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Choleric

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quick tempered

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Covetous

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to be greedy

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Rash

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to be reckless

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Nimbleness

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speed and movement

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Venture

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taking a chance

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Repose

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sleep

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Apparition

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a ghost

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Parley

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a conference with an enemy

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Vile

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evil or offensive

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Cur

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a mean dog

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Legions

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large groups of soldiers

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Disconsolate

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unhappy or depressed

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Misconstrued

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to misunderstand

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Entrails

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intestines

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Tarrying

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to delay

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Bondage

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slavery, being a slave

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Bestow

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to confer or present something to someone