Julius Caesar Vocab 1

abridge

to shorten, to diminish

affable

friendly, courteous, amiable

alchemist

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

ascend

to move upward, to rise from a lower station

augment

to make greater or to supplement

augury

an omen or prophecy

baseness

the quality of lacking higher values

bequeath

to hand down, to give or to leave in a will

bestow

to grant or to give

clamor

loud noise or shouting

conceit

excessively high opinion of one's own worth or ability

confound

to cause one to become confused

contaminant

something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes

covert

secret, concealed

crave

to desire intensely

derision

scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

enfranchise

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

engender

to cause, to produce, to create

entreaty

a plea, an earnest request

exalt

to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank