Julius Ceasar List #1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
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Fawn
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- To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining or cringing
- To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior
2
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Meddle
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To intrude into other people’s affairs or business; interfere
3
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Lament
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- To express grief for or about; mourn
2. To regret deeply; deplore
4
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Encompass
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- To form a circle about; encircle; surround
- To enclose; envelop
- To include comprehensively
5
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Barren
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- Not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile
- Unproductive; unfruitful
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Sterile
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- Free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic
- Incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring
- Barren; not producing vegetation
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Hinder
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- To cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede
- To prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop
8
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Countenance
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Appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face
9
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Torrent
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- A stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence
- A rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything
- A violent downpour of rain
4 a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow
10
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Interim
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An intervening time; interval; meantime
11
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Mettle
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- Courage and fortitude
2. Disposition or temperament
12
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Luster
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The state r quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss
13
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Loath
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Unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse
14
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Amiss
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Improper; wrong; faulty
15
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Infirmity
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A physical weakness or ailment
16
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Strife
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- Vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism
2. a quarrel, struggle or clash
17
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Saucy
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Impertinent; insolent
18
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Incense
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To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate
19
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Construe
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- To give the meaning of intention of; explain; interpret
2. To deduce by inference or interpretation; infer
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Prodigious
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- Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
- Wonderful or marvelous
- Abnormal; monstrous
