Julius Caesar Vocabulary 2025

aquiesce

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

acrimonious

angry and bitter

anachronistic

out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period

apparition

(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

cajole

to persuade with false promises and flattery

clemency

(n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

emulation

effort to equal or surpass another

fortuitous

(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance

havoc

(n.) very great destruction, ruin; great confusion and disorder

gallant

brave and noble

incite

to provoke

obsequious

overly submissive and eager to please

Pussiant

powerful, mighty

redress

to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

suffice

be enough or adequate

vauntingly

in a boastful manner, bragging

misconstrue

to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

bestow

to give as a gift

mirth

amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

tarry

(v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while

peevish

(adj.) cross, complaining, irritable; contrary

befall

(v.) to happen, occur; to happen to

tidings

news, information

vex

(v.) to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle

apace

act quickly

woe

great sorrow, grief, or misfortune

brutish

cruel; gross

hither

to or toward this place

hearald

messenger

nimble

(adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

befall

(v.) to happen, occur; to happen to

mettle

courage; endurance

apt

(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn