JULIUS CAESAR vocabulary 1

abridge

to shorten or condense

affable

friendly; good-natured

alchemist

one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold

avenue

an intangible path or approach to something

buffet

to strike with force repeatedly

competent

capable; qualified

confound

To confuse and frustrate

consensus

general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions

countenance

to condone or to give approval; the expression on one's face

emulate

to imitate or follow an example

enfranchise

to give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship

entreat

to beg, implore, ask earnestly

exorcise

to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

hostile

unfriendly; antagonistic

incensed

very angry; enraged; infuriated

instigation

urging, provocation, incitement

oust

to remove, drive out of a position or place

portent

a sign or forewarning

prostration

lying face down; be overcome with extreme weakness

replicate

to repeat, to copy, or to duplicate

rout

an overwhelming defeat

spurn

reject with contempt

sterile

incapable of reproducing

taper

a candle, especially a very slender one

tempest

a violent storm

unassailable

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated

vex

to confuse or annoy

whet

to sharpen, stimulate