Conchs Vocabulary: JULIUS CAESAR

Mrs. McLean (United States of America)
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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. demigod
    a person who is part mortal and part divine
  6. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  7. conspiracy
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  8. originator
    someone who creates new things
  9. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  10. forum
    a public facility to meet for open discussion
  11. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  12. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  13. valour
    the qualities of a hero or heroine
  14. bondman
    a male bound to serve without wages
  15. vile
    morally reprehensible
  16. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  17. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  18. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  19. noble
    of or belonging to hereditary aristocracy
  20. behold
    see with attention
  21. pulpit
    a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it
  22. blest
    highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
  23. oft
    many times at short intervals
  24. interred
    placed in a grave
  25. grievous
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
  26. captive
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  27. coffer
    the funds of a government, institution, or individual
  28. coffin
    a box in which a corpse is buried
  29. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
  30. brutish
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  31. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  32. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
  33. parchment
    a superior paper resembling sheepskin
  34. closet
    a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
  35. testament
    strong evidence for something
  36. pardon
    accept an excuse for
  37. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  38. inflame
    arouse or excite feelings and passions
  39. ingratitude
    a lack of gratitude
  40. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  41. dint
    force or effort
  42. flourish
    grow vigorously
  43. vesture
    a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
  44. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  45. piteous
    deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
  46. woeful
    affected by or full of grief or sadness
  47. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  48. wit
    mental ability
  49. utterance
    the use of spoken sounds for auditory communication
  50. ruffle
    stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  51. arbour
    a framework that supports climbing plants
  52. impale
    pierce with a sharp stake or point
  53. bethink
    cause oneself to consider something
  54. climax
    the highest point of anything
  55. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
Created on Mon Jan 13 14:43:35 EST 2014

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