Julius Caesar vocab

Soothsayer

A fortune teller or someone who predicts the future

Servile

Submissive, fawning, or acting like a servant/slave

Construe

to make sense of, interpret, or explain

Cognition

a thought, deep reflection, or meditation

Knave

a deceitful, untrustworthy person or scoundrel

Barren

infertile or unable to have children

Portentous

ominous or warning of coming evil/danger

Taper

A slender candle

Spurn

To reject or scorn with contempt

Adder

A small, venomous snake

Augmented

Made greater in size, value, or intensity

Insurrection

A violent uprising, rebellion, or revolt against authority

Visage

A person’s face or facial expresion

Affability

Friendliness, courtesy, or pleasantness

Imminent

Likely to happen very soon

Puisant

Powerful, mighty, or strong

Firmament

The sky or heavens, often used metaphorically for destiny

Grievous

Severe, serious, or causing great grief/pain

Prostrate

Lying flat on the ground, facing downward (showing submission or defeat)

Malice

Intentional ill will, spite, or active hatred

Appeased

Pacified, calmed, or soothed

Apparition

A ghostly figure or phantom

Chastise

To discipline, scold, or criticize harshly.

Choleric

Easily angered, hot tempered, or volatile

Covetous

Having an excessive or greedy desire for wealth

Disconsolate

Deeply unhappy, hopeless, or cheerless

Engender

To bring about, create, or cause to exist

Misconstrue

To misunderstand, misinterpret, or get the wrong meaning

Tarry

To delay, wait, or linger