Julius Caesar Vocabulary

Beseech

ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat

Mettle

a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way

Construe

interpret (a word or action) in a particular way

Accounted

clothe or equip in something noticeable or impressive.

Fain

pleased or willing under the circumstances

Swoon

faint from extreme emotion

Saucy

impudent; flippant

Ordinance

an authoritative order; a decree.or a prescribed religious rite

Tyranny

cruel and oppressive government or rule

Factious

relating or inclined to a state of faction

Alchemy

a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination

Spurn

reject with disdain or contempt

Redress

to remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation)

Palter

equivocate or prevaricate in action or speech; rifle with

Chide

scold or rebuke

Engrafted

to join or fasten as if by grafting

Rhuemy

(of a person's eyes) watery

Cognizance

knowledge, awareness, or notice

Emulation

effort to match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation

Puissant

having great power or influence

Enfranchisement

the giving of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote

Oration

a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion

Testament

a person's will, especially the part relating to personal property

Vanquished

defeat thoroughly

Dint

a blow or a strike, typically one made by a weapon when fighting