julius caesar act 1 vocab

Knave

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

beseech

ask for or request earnestly

saucy

improperly forward or bold

awl

a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching holes

battlement

a notched wall around the top of a castle for protection

strew

spread by scattering

exalt

praise, glorify, or honor

servile

submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

soothsayer

someone who makes predictions of the future

throng

a large gathering of people

countenance

the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

construe

make sense of; assign a meaning to

cogitation

attentive consideration and thought

yoke

an oppressive power

rout

a disorderly crowd of people

flourish

a short lively tune played on bass instruments

impart

transmit, as knowledge or a skill

chafe

feel extreme irritation or anger

buffet

strike against forcefully

sinew

a band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment

brook

put up with somebody or something unpleasant

entreat

ask for or request earnestly

repute

look on as or consider

chide

scold or reprimand severely or angrily

fain

in a willing manner

loath

strongly opposed

swoon

pass out from weakness or physical or emotional distress

doublet

a man’s closefitting jacket, worn during the Renaissance

amiss

in an improper or mistaken manner

infirmity

the state of being weak in healthy or body

wench

a young woman

surly

unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation

portentous

of momentous or ominous significance

herald

a sign indicating the approach of something or someone

prodigious

of momentous or ominous significance

sufferance

patient endurance especially of pain or distress

factious

dissenting with the majority opinion

redress

act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

gait

a person’s manner of walking

alchemy

a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times