Julius Caesar

Arijit (India)
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  1. statesman
    a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
  2. diadem
    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
  3. triumvirate
    a group of three people responsible for civil authority
  4. subjugation
    forced submission to control by others
  5. conquest
    the act of defeating and taking control of
  6. demigod
    a person who is part mortal and part divine
  7. crown
    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
  8. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  9. conspiracy
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  10. originator
    someone who creates new things
  11. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  12. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  13. slavery
    the state of being in forced servitude to another person
  14. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
  15. forum
    a public facility to meet for open discussion
  16. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  17. stab
    poke or thrust abruptly
  18. freeman
    a person who is not a serf or a slave
  19. weep
    shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
  20. rejoice
    feel happiness
  21. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  22. honour
    the quality of being honorable and having a good name
  23. valour
    the qualities of a hero or heroine
  24. bondman
    a male bound to serve without wages
  25. rude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development
  26. offend
    cause to feel resentment or indignation
  27. vile
    morally reprehensible
  28. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  29. enforce
    compel to behave in a certain way
  30. mourn
    feel sadness
  31. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  32. dagger
    a short knife with a pointed blade
  33. triumph
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
  34. descendant
    a person considered as coming from some ancestor or race
  35. corpse
    the dead body of a human being
  36. tend
    have a disposition to do or be something; be inclined
  37. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  38. noble
    of or belonging to hereditary aristocracy
  39. behold
    see with attention
  40. pulpit
    a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it
  41. blest
    highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
  42. oft
    many times at short intervals
  43. interred
    placed in a grave
  44. grievous
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
  45. captive
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  46. ransom
    the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
  47. coffer
    the funds of a government, institution, or individual
  48. coffin
    a box in which a corpse is buried
  49. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
  50. stuff
    the tangible substance that goes into a physical object
  51. withhold
    hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  52. brutish
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  53. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  54. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
  55. parchment
    a superior paper resembling sheepskin
  56. closet
    a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
  57. testament
    strong evidence for something
  58. pardon
    accept an excuse for
  59. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  60. inflame
    arouse or excite feelings and passions
  61. murder
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being
  62. hearse
    a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery
  63. curse
    an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil
  64. angel
    spiritual being attendant upon God
  65. ingratitude
    a lack of gratitude
  66. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  67. muffle
    deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  68. dint
    force or effort
  69. gracious
    characterized by kindness and warm courtesy
  70. flourish
    grow vigorously
  71. vesture
    a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
  72. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  73. traitor
    a person who says one thing and does another
  74. piteous
    deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
  75. woeful
    affected by or full of grief or sadness
  76. revenge
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  77. deed
    a legal document to effect a transfer of property
  78. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  79. wit
    mental ability
  80. utterance
    the use of spoken sounds for auditory communication
  81. ruffle
    stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  82. conspirator
    a member of a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  83. royal
    of or relating to a king, queen, or other monarch
  84. arbour
    a framework that supports climbing plants
  85. impale
    pierce with a sharp stake or point
  86. playwright
    someone who writes plays
  87. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  88. bethink
    cause oneself to consider something
  89. funeral
    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
  90. just
    and nothing more
  91. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  92. climax
    the highest point of anything
  93. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
Created on Mon Jul 29 21:35:25 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Jul 29 21:50:08 EDT 2013)

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