Vocab on Julius Caesar

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Servile
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
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Exalt
Praise, Glorify, or Honor
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Soothsayer
someone who makes predictions of the future
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countenance
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
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yoke
a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
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chafe
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
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sinew
a band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment
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brook
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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repute
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
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loath
strongly opposed
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swoon
pass out from weakness or physical or emotional distress
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doublet
a man's close-fitting jacket, worn during the Renaissance
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surly
unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
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portentous
of momentous or ominous significance
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prodigious
great in size, force, extent, or degree
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factious
dissenting with the majority opinion
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redress
make reperations or amends for
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gait
a persons manner of walking
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alchemy
a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
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taper
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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visage
the human face
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shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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augur
predict from an omen
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dank
unpleasantly cool and human
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vouchsafe
grant in a condescending manner
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imminent
close in time, about to occur
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lament
a cry of sorrow and grief
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puissant
powerful
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fawn
try to gain favor through flattery or deferential behavior
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cur
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
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firmament
the sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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unassailable
impossible to attack
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mutiny
open rebellion against constituted authority
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prostrate
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
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havoc
violent or needless disturbance
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conjure
summon or bring into existance
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