taper | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
spurn | reject with contempt |
adder | small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia |
craves | To have an intense desire for |
disjoins | separates |
base | of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense) |
augmented | added to or made greater in amount or number or strength |
mischievous | naughtily or annoyingly playful |
Tarquin | according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC) |
awe | an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration |
insurrection | organized opposition to authority |
affability | a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) |
Erebus | (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld |
entreat | ask for or request earnestly |
idle | not in active use |
lottery | something that is regarded as a chance event |
palter | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
cautelous | treacherous; cunning; wily; cautious |
carrion | the dead and rotting body of an animal |
whit | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
shrewd | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence |
contriver | to plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise |
chide | to scold |
ingrafted | planted firmly; established |
augurer | a person who makes predictions based on signs/omens |
wafture | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand |
dank | unpleasantly cool and humid |
rheumy | moist, damp, wet (especially of air) |
bosom | a person’s breast or chest, the place of affections |
vouchsafe | grant in a condescending manner |
exorcist | one who expels evil spirits |
sufficeth | sufficient |
portents | things that foreshadow a coming event : omens, or signs |
imminent | Just about to happen |
ague | fever |
emulation | effort to equal or surpass another |
fray | a noisy fight |
suit | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy |
feeble | lacking strength |
void | an empty area or space |
Julius Caesar – Act 2 Vocabulary
April 14, 2020