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Julius Caesar Vocabulary Acts 1 &2

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omena sign of what will happen in the future
augurera person who reads signs to predict the future
interpretto translate or change words spoken in one language to another language
erranda short trip taken to complete a task
traitora person who is not loyal to his/her country or who turns away from a former allegiance
sacrificeto give up something for the good of something else
idlenot busy; lazy
creaturea living thing
carpentera person who works with wood to construct furniture
cobblera person who makes shoes
leatheranimal hide or skin that is conditioned and used for clothing accessories
rejoiceto show great happiness and celebration
captivea person who has been caught; a prisoner
cheerto yell or applaud to show support and enthusiasm for something
plaguea disease that spreads rapidly and to many people; a curse
trembleto shake slightly from cold, fear, sickness
soothsayera peson who can see into the future
spoilto lose the quality of something; to rot
ragingto show great anger by yelling and/or moving about violently/angrily
noblehigh birth right; cultured and educated
unstablenot balanced or firm
oaka kind of tall tree
ambitiouswanting to achieve more in life
swellto become enlarged, especially because of an injury
torcha light produced by fire on stick
shriekto scream suddenly
threatento suggest that danger will come
palewhite; a lighter color from being sick or afraid
dreadfulawful
ancestorspeople who came before others in a family
daggera short knife used as a tool or for defense
slaverythe act of using people as servants and granting no freedoms
tyrannyunrestrained use of power; dictatorship
viledisgusting; gross
bargaina good price; to negotiate a better price
conspiracyan organized effort by several people to do something bad to another person
superstitionthe belief in signs as warnings or phrophesies
oatha promise; the swearing of allegiance
remorsesadness or regret for previous actions
meteora fiery falling rock in space; seen from earth



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