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Vocabulary for Julius Caesar
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| construe | to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret. |
| infirmity | bodily weakness |
| Lupercal | A Roman fertility festival held in February |
| mettle | basic characteristic |
| offal | garbage or waste material, especially decomposing animal flesh |
| portentous | foreboding |
| prodigious | forceful |
| replication | reverberation; echo |
| spare | thin |
| soothsayer | fortune teller |
| surly | proudly commanding |
| tempest | violent storm |
| wherefore | Why |
| augment | to make greater |
| entreat | to beg |
| conspiracy | plot |
| resolution | determination |
| exploit | heroic or difficult deed |
| imminent | about to happen |
| emulation | jealousy |
| tyranny | abuse of authority |
| Confound | Confuse |
| Discourse | To speak at length |
| Enfranchisement | Freedom |
| Malice | Desire for harm |
| Mutiny | Rebellion |
| Oration | Speech for a formal occasion |
| Repeal | To recall |
| Spurn | To kick disdainfully |
| Suit | Petition or request |
| Vile | Depraved, morally bad, wicked |
| Chastisement | punishment, criticism |
| Covert | hidden, secret |
| Legacy | money or property in a will |
| Philosophy | system of values |
| Slanderous | damaging to one?s reputation |
| Stoicism | a philosophical belief that emphasized logical thought over emotion |
| assure | affirm, promise, certify |
| avenge | retaliate, vindicate |
| bondage | imprisonment, enslavement |
| demeanor | attitude, deposition, conduct |
| enclose | encircle, surround |
| fawn | to show affection, brown-nose |
| offend | irritate, insult |
| peevish | irritable, ill-tempered, complaining |
| peril | hazard or risk |
| virtue | integrity, righteousness |
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