Julius Caesar Vocabulary Flashcards
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Soothsayer
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Person who predicts the future
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Conspirators
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Person who takes part in an evil plan
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Servile
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Of or suitable for a slave
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Barren
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Unable to support growth
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Countenance
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Appearance; usually of the face
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Torrent
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Heavy flow if water
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Encompassed
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Enclose; surround
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Infirmity
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Weakness
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Blunt
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Not sharp
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Portentous
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Exciting; miraculous
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Taper
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Gradual decrease
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Spurn
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To kick or trample
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Base
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Little or no value
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Augment
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Make greater
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Insurrection
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Rebellion against government
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Visage
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Appearance
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Affability
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Easy to approach; showing friendliness; pleasantness
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Redress
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To set right
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Constancy
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Quality of being faithful and dependable
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Imminent
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Likely to happen soon
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Valiant
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Brave
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Firmament
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Heaven
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Malice
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Evil intent
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Apprehensive
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Anxious, fearful
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Censure
Severe criticism
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Interred
To place a body by burying it
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Legacy
Inheritance
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Orator
A great public speaker
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Plebeians
People of the lower class
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Beseech
To beg
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Nimble
Quick and neat in movement
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Contaminate
To make impure
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Bait
Temptation
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Chastise
Scold, discipline
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Choleric
Bad-tempered
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Covetous
Very desirous or greedy
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Rash
Careless
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Repose
Tearfulness; calm
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Apparition
Ghost appearance
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Overbearing
Arrogant, domineering
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Parley
Discussion; negotiation
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Cur
Mean, cowardly person
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Bestow
To present as a gift
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Legions
Military unit of the ancient roman army
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Vile
Highly offensive
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Tarry
To delay
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Disconsolate
Sad beyond comfort
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Misconstrue
Get a wrong or false impression
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Entrails
Internal organs
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Bondage
Slavery
