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