Juluis Caesar Vocabulary #2 Flashcards
Stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Taper
Of low birth or station
Base
A condition or state beyond the norm
Extremity
Sharpen by rubbing
Whet
The time between one event, process, or period and another
Interim
Organized opposition to authority
Insurrection
A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
Faction
The human face
Visage
A disposition to be friendly and approachable
Affability
An outward appearance that is deliberately misleading
Semblance
To this place
Hither
Be or come between
Interpose
Decorate with an interlaced design
Fret
Something that encourages you to attempt something
Spur
Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
Palter
The dead and rotting of an animal; unfit for human food
Carrion
Express a good opinion of
Commend
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Whit
A manner that is serous and solemn
Gravity
Good at tricking people to get something
Shrewd
Make or work out a plan for; devise
Contrive
Strike with an axe; cut down, strike
Hew
A sign of something about to happen
Prodigy
Predict from an omen
Augur
A relatively permanent inclination to react in a certain way
Bent
Unpleasantly cool and humid
Dank
A watery discharge from the mucous membranes
Rheum
Act of turning to for assistance
Resort
Be a part or attribute of
Appertain
Of a red color at the end of the color spectrum
Ruddy
Listen; used mostly in the imperative
Hark
Grant in a condescending manner
Vouchsafe
A notable achievement
Exploit
Birth
Whelp
Internal organs collectively
Entrails
Close in time; about to occur
Imminent
Add details, as to an account or idea
Expound
Engage in uproarious festivities
Revel
Effort to equal or surpass another
Emulation
A noisy fight
Fray
