Julius Caesar Act 3 Vocabulary
Coffer (noun)
a box or chest, especially one for valuables; treasury funds
Oration (noun)
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
Mantle (noun)
a loose sleeveless cloak or cape; something that covers, envelops, or conceals
Carrion (noun)
dead and putrefying flesh
Dint (noun)
force or stroke
unassailable (adjective)
not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument; not subject to dispute
rent (noun)
rip or hole
vanquished (verb)
to defeat or get rid of; eliminate
Bequeathing (verb)
to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will; to hand down; pass on
Enfranchisement (noun/verb)
to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting
Cumber (verb)
to hinder or hamper
Abridged (verb)
to lessen or reduce in duration
Interred (verb, past tense)
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury
Extenuated (verb, past tense)
to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious