JULIUS CAESARVocabulary

Set One

Cogitation –n. serious and careful thought

Indifferent – adj. unconcerned

Encompass – v. surround, encircle

Loath –adj. reluctant, unwilling

Surly-adj. bad-tempered, rude

Ghastly –adj. deathlike, especially pale

Portentous – adj. foreshadowing, warning

Augment-v. increase, enlarge

Insurrection – n. uprising against authority

Affable – adj. pleasant, friendly

Set Two Valiant – adj. courageous, heroic

Imminent – adj. likely to happen soon, impending

Cognizance – n. emblem or badge of service

Emulation – n. jealous rivalry

Redress – v. repair, correct

Puissant – adj. powerful, mighty

Unassailable – adj. not susceptible or vulnerable to attack

Vouchsafe – v. grant or give, especially as a favor

Havoc – n. great destruction or confusion

Inter- v. place in a grave or tomb

Set Three Covert- adj. secret, hidden

Testy- adj. irritable, short-tempered

Covetous – adj. greedy

Cynic – n. one who doubts goodness or motives

Apparition – n. ghost, phantom, specter

Exigency – n. emergency

Presage – n. omen or warning, v. to predict

Disconsolate – adj. hopelessly sad

Misconstrue – v. misinterpret

Tarry- v. delay, linger, wait

Resources Google Images. Internet.

Popkin, David. Vocabulary Through Shakespeare. Third. Nashville, Tn. : Hada Publications, 2004. 86-108. Print.