Julius Caesar Vocab.

fawn (v.)

fawning (adj.)

try to gain favor through flattery or deferential behavior.

impart (v.)

1) transmit, as knowledge or a skill

2) bestow a quality on

endure (v.)

enduring (adj.)

1) to undergo or be subjected to

2) to face and withstand with courage

3) to persist for a specified period of time; to continue to exist; to last and be usable

entreat (v.)

entreaty (n.)

ask for or request earnestly

portentous (adj.)

portent(s) (n.)

ominously prophetic; of momentous or ominous significance

visage (n.)

the human face; the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

commend (v.)

commendation (n.)

1) express approval or good opinion of

2) to present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence

3) to mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship (older definition/usage)

4) to give to in charge, to give for safekeeping (older definition/usage)

exploit (n.)

exploit (v.)

1) a notable achievement (noun)

2) to use or manipulate to one’s advantage (verb)

imminent (adj.)

imminently (adv.)

close in time; about to occur

exalt (v.)

exaltation (n.)

1) to praise, glorify, or honor

2) to hold or raise in rank, character or status

yoke (n., v.)

1) an oppressive power (noun)

2) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck to one another (noun)

3) a connection between two thighs so that they move together (noun)

4) to link with or as with stable gear joining two draft animals together (verb)

5) to become joined or linked together (verb)

redress (v., n.)

1) act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil (noun)

2) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury (noun, more contemporary)

3) to make reparations or amends for (verb)

faction (n.)

factionalism (n.)

1) a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue

2) a dissenting clique

3) conflict between members of the same organization

shrewd (adj.)

1) good at tricking people to get something

2) marked by practical, hardheaded intelligence

contrive (v.)

contrived (adj.), contriver (n.)

1) make or work out a plan for; devise

2) to come up with after mental effort