| augment | to increase; make greater |
| flint | a small stone used to start a fire |
| instigate (tions) | to urge on to action |
| interim | the time between one event and another |
| phantasm (s) | something that seems to exist but actually has no physical reality; phantom |
| faction | a group within an organization working together against the main body or other groups |
| visage | the face |
| affable (bility) | friendly |
| interpose | to introduce an interruption of speech or motion |
| entreat (ed) | to ask for earnestly; beg |
| valor | bravery |
| dismember | to remove the limbs from the body; to cut or tear to pieces |
| hew | to chop or cut |
| chide | to scold mildly |
| purge (rs) | to make clean by removing impurities |
| prodigy (ies) | an unusual happening, thought to foretell the future; an extraordinary person or thing |
| disperse | to scatter in various directions; to cause to disappear |
| prevail (ed) | to be or remain in force; to have an effect; to have the greatest authority |
| dank | unpleasantly damp and chilly |
| rheum (y) | a watery dischage from the eyes or nose, as from a cold |
| commend (ed) | to make a favorable impression; to be praise worthy; to express praise; to transmit regards |
| incorporate | to combine; to bring together into a single unit |
| appertain | to have to do with |
| counsel (s) | a private thought; secret; an intention; purpose |
| constancy | steadfastness; firmness of purpose |
| resolution | strong determination |
| conspiracy | a group of people plotting an illegal or evil act; such a plot itself |
| exploit | an act or deed, especially a heroic achievement |
| augur (ers) | to predict the future from signs or omens |
| entrails | the internal organs of a human or animal |
| portent (s) | something that predicts an event, usually an unfortunate one that is about to happen |
| imminent | about to happen |
| tincture (s) | a quality that colors or distinguishes something |
| render (ed) | to make a formal public declaration; to deliver a personal expression or interpretation to something already written or said |
| revel | to engage in lively in festivities; a celebration; noisy merrymaking |
| emulation | envy; jealousy |
| praetor | in ancient Rome, an elected judge ranking jsut below a consul |
| commend | to make a favorable impression; to be praise worthy; to express praise; to transmit regards (2) |
Julius Caesar Act 2 Vocabulary
April 15, 2020