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Honors Julius Caesar Vocab Set 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "construe" mean?

a)

To destroy

b)

To make sense of; assign a meaning to

c)

To ignore

d)

To confuse

2.

Which word describes someone who is "slave-like" and "submissive"?

a)

Surly

b)

Servile

c)

Portentous

d)

Retentive

3.

What does it mean to "fawn" over someone?

a)

To criticize harshly

b)

To flatter, show excessive friendliness

c)

To ignore completely

d)

To argue with

4.

What is the meaning of "impart"?

a)

To take away

b)

To get across; give

c)

To hide

d)

To destroy

5.

What does "endure" mean?

a)

To give up

b)

To live through

c)

To forget

d)

To avoid

6.

What does it mean to "entreat" someone?

a)

To ignore

b)

To implore; strongly urge

c)

To entertain

d)

To confuse

7.

What are "tempests"?

a)

Calm days

b)

Storms

c)

Gentle breezes

d)

Sunny skies

8.

Which word describes someone who is "bad tempered" and "hostile"?

a)

Servile

b)

Surly

c)

Retentive

d)

Factious

9.

What does "portentous" mean?

a)

Cheerful

b)

Predictive; foreboding; ominous

c)

Ordinary

d)

Unimportant

10.

What is a "countenance"?

a)

A person's facial expression

b)

A type of clothing

c)

A form of currency

d)

A type of building

11.

What does "retentive" mean?

a)

Forgetful

b)

Having the capacity to hold something

c)

Easily broken

d)

Unreliable

12.

What does "factious" mean?

a)

Agreeing with everyone

b)

Dissenting with the majority opinion

c)

Being indecisive

d)

Being neutral

13.

What does it mean to "repute" something?

a)

To disregard

b)

To consider or regard

c)

To destroy

d)

To forget

14.

What does it mean to "cull"?

a)

To discard

b)

To pick; select

c)

To ignore

d)

To destroy

15.

What are "cogitations"?

a)

Quick decisions

b)

The action of thinking about something; contemplation

c)

Random thoughts

d)

Unimportant ideas