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Vocabulary: Julius Caesar Acts I and II
Words and definitions from the Shakespeare play
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English
10th Grade
01/12/2018

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megalomania
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Obsession with the exercise of and thirst for power (or delusion about one's own power or importance)
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sycophant
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A person who acts like a yes man toward someone important in order to gain advantage; a brown noser
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mettle
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A person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way; heart, fortitude, strength
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spare
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With no excess fat; thin
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replication
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The action of copying or reproducing something
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corruption
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dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power (typically involving bribery, or what those in Shakespeare's day called "an itching palm")
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tyranny
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Cruel and oppressive government rule; absolute power
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infirmity
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Physical or mental weakness; illness, ailment
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tempest
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A violent and windy storm
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surly
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bad-tempered and unfriendly
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portentous
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Menacing, ominous, dangerous
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prodigious
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Impressively great in extent, size, or degree
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interim
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The intervening time; the meantime
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insurrection
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A violent uprising against a government; rebellion, revolt
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conspiracy
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A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
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stoicism
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The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
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to augment
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To make something greater by adding to it; to increase
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redress (verb)
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To remedy or to set right; to correct a wrongful situation
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redress (noun)
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A remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance
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to entreat
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To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
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resolution
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A firm decision to do or not to do something
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exploit (noun)
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A bold or daring feat
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exploit (verb)
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To make full use of and drive benefit from something (like a resource)
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emulation
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An effort to match (imitate) or surpass a person or achievement
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