Julius Caesar Vocabulary for Each Act

Act I  Abridged: (v) to reduce or lessen in duration  Affable: (adj.) easy to talk to  Ascend: (v) to move, climb, or go upward  Augmented: (v) to make greater in size  Confounded: (adj.) confused  Hideous: (adj.) horrible to the senses  Impertinent:  Kindle: (v) to start a fire or to excite

Act I continued  Malice: (v) desire to inflict injury or harm  Mutiny: (n) rebellion against authority (especially against officers)  Prostrate: (v) to lay flat on the ground  Rhetoric: (n) language that is persuasive in nature  Spurn: (v) to reject with dislike

Act II Vocabulary  Bequeathing: (v) to pass (something) on to another  Clamor: (n) a loud uproar  Contaminate: (v) to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something  Covert: (adj.) secret; disguised  Emulation: (n) jealous rivalry OR to equal or excel compared to another  Entreat: (v) to ask earnestly; implore; beg  Fray: (n) fight, battle  Grievous: (adj) causing great sorrow

Act II continued  Indignant: (adj) feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something; offensive  Legacy: (n) anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor  Lest: (conj) to avoid the risk of  Rabblement: (n) disturbance  Reverence: (n) a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe  Taper: (n) a slender candle  Tyranny: (n) cruel and oppressive government rule  Vanquished: (v) to defeat or conquer in battle

Act III Vocabulary  Coffers: (n) box or chest for valuables  Conspiracy: (n) evil, unlawful plan put together in secret by two or more people  Cumber: (v. or n.) to hinder or burden; a hindrance or burden  Enfranchisement: (n) to set free, liberate, give rights (enfranchise – verb)  Engendered: (v) to produce, cause, or bring into existence  Foe: (n) enemy  Melancholy: (n) gloomy state of mind  Mettle: (n) courage

Act III continued  Obscure: (adj.) unclear, vague, obscured  Oration: (n) a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.  Portentous: (adj) of the nature of an omen; marvelous  Prodigy: (n) a young person having extraordinary skill or talent  Repute: (n or v) favorable reputation; to consider to believe a person with high regard  Tarry: (v) to delay or be tardy  Vexed: (adj) irritated or annoyed

Act IV Vocabulary  Carrion: (n. or adj.) putrefying flesh; rottenness  Chastisement: (n) severe criticism  Extenuate: (v) to make a fault or offense seem less serious  Exigent: (adj) requiring immediate action; urgent  Exploit: (n) notable deed or heroic act  Kites: (n) bird of prey

Act IV continued  Mirth: (n) amusement or laughter  Nimbleness: (n) quick and light in movement  Provender: (n) food, provisions (usually hay for livestock)  Throng: (n) a crowd  Vaunting: (adj) marked by boastful pride  Waspish: (adj) spiteful OR having a slender build

Act V Vocabulary  Cur: (n) dog; coward  Ensign: (n) flag, banner, token, sign, badge, or emblem indicating nationality or authority  Parley: (n) a discussion OR conference between enemies under a truce, often to discuss terms of surrender  Peevish: (adj.) cross, annoyed, fretful  Reveler: (v) to take great pleasure or delight  Spoils: (n) loot  Stoic: (adj. or n.) no emotion – unmoved by joy or grief