Julius Caesar Vocabulary
Act 1
1. replication= n. echo or reverberation
2. mettie= n. basic character
3. spare= adj. lean or thin
4. infirmity= n. bodily weakness
5. tempest= n. violent windstorms often with rain, snow, or hail
6. surly= adv. In a proud commending way
7. portentous= adj. foreboding; full of unspecified meaning
8. prodigious= adj. impressively forceful
Act 2
1. augmented= v. made greater
2. entreated= v. begged; pleaded with
3. conspiracy= n. 1. a group plotting a harmful act 2. such a plot
4. resolution= n. strong determination
5. exploit= n. act or deed, especially a heroic achievement
6. imminent= adj. about to happen
7. emulation= n. old world for envy or jealousy
Act 3
1. suit= n. old word for “petition”
2. spurn= v. old word for “kick disdainfully”
3. repealing= n. old word for “recalling” especially from exile
4. confounded= adj. confused
5. mutiny= n. open rebellion against authority
6. malice= n. a desire to harm or see harm done to others
7. oration= n. a formal speech, especially one given at a state occasion, ceremony, or
funeral
8. discourse= v. to speak formally and at length
9. vile= adj. depraved ignoble.
Act 4
1. legacies=n. money, property, or position left in a will to someone
2. slanderous=adj. damaging to a person’s reputation
3. covert= hidden, secret
4. chastisement= n. punishment; severe criticism
5. philosophy= n. system of values
Act 5
1. Epicurus= A Greek philosopher who tried to find freedom from physical pain and
emotional disturbance.
2. ensign= n. old word for a standard bearer; one who carries a flag
3. envy= n. feeling of desire for another’s possessions or qualities and jealousy at not
having them