The Prince & Julius Caesar Vocab Flashcards

1
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Fever, illness

A

ague

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2
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fortune teller

A

augurers

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3
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A shoemakers knife

A

awl

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4
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obligated, indebted

A

beholden

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5
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anger

A

choler

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6
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urgent, pressing

A

exigent

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7
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Rotting, inedible meat

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offal

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8
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A club or staff like weapon

A

mace

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9
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courage valor

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mettle

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10
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trifle with; hagle

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palter

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11
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powerful, potent

A

puissant

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12
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medicines

A

tinctures

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13
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A favorable opinion; excessive appreciation of ones own worth

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conceit

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14
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A great project or undertaking

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enterprise

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15
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thrive; prosper

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flourish

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16
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Lacking worth or basis; inactive

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idle

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17
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cloak or figurative cloak

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mantle

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18
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set right

A

redress

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19
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To overcome, subdue, defeat

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vanquished

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20
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Retaliation, punishment inflicted

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vengeance

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21
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honor

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reverence

22
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disloyal; false; guilty

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treacherous

23
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Absolute power, totalitarianism

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tyranny

24
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comfort, reassurance

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consolation

25
Q

middle of each month

A

ides

26
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A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

A

mercenary

27
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government in which power resides in elected officials

A

republic

28
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not subject to change

A

steadfast

29
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One who develops plan for using nations political, economic, or military forces

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strategist

30
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Leaders who strictly control all others in a state/regime

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totalitarians

31
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Diligence

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assiduity

32
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Excessive, insatiable desire for wealth or gain

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avarice

33
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Considering all circumstances, prudence

A

circumspection

34
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call together or summon

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convoke

35
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To strip of belongings, possessions, or value

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despoil

36
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Being hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

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diffidence

37
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to cause to exist or develop, produce

A

engender

38
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hatred, ill-will

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enmity

39
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Rouse, incite, to promote growth

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foment

40
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unfriendly; hostile

A

inimical

41
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Uncertain how to act or proceed

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irresolute

42
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To cause to become less harsh or hostile

A

mitigate

43
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Very generous

A

munificence

44
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Evil

A

nefarious

45
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deadly or fatal

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pernicious

46
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foreshadowing; to give an omen or forewarning of

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presage

47
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lacking courage

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pusillanimous

48
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aggressive greed

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rapacity

49
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recklessness, rashness

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temerity

50
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Characterized by cunning, deception, or dishonesty

A

Machiavellian