affable
1 use
conspiracy; hide it in smiles and affability
affability = good nature and sociability
Definition
Generally affable means:good natured and sociable
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
appease
1 use
be patient till we have appeased the multitude
appeased = pacified (made less angry or upset)
Definition
Generally appease means:satisfy or pacify (make less angry or upset) — typically by giving something wanted
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.1 |
chide
3 uses
And let our hearts, as subtle masters do,
Stir up their servants to an act of rage,
And after seem to chide 'em.
Stir up their servants to an act of rage,
And after seem to chide 'em.
chide = tell them they have done wrong
Definition
Generally chide means:to tell someone they have done wrong — sometimes in a gentle way to encourage better behavior
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.2 |
conjure
2 uses
Thou, like an exorcist, hast conjured up my mortified spirit.
conjured = summon into action — as if by magic
Definition
Generally conjure means:summon into action or bring into existence — often as if by magic
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
controversy
1 use
The torrent roar'd, and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside And stemming it with hearts of controversy; But ere we could arrive the point proposed, Caesar cried, "Help me, Cassius, or I sink!†
controversy = disagreement
Definition
Generally controversy means:disagreement — especially regarding a public issue that arouses strong feelings
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.2 |
countenance
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
a pleasant countenance
Be not deceived: if I have veil'd my look,
I turn the trouble of my countenance
Merely upon myself. ...
I turn the trouble of my countenance
Merely upon myself. ...
countenance = facial expression
Definition
Generally this sense of countenance means:facial expression; or face; or composure or manner
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.2 |
emulate
1 use
the teeth of emulation
emulation = imitation (in this case, by those who are jealous; i.e., the bite of jealous rivals)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
Definition
Generally emulate means:imitate (copy)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.3 |
endure
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
endured the pain
we can both endure the winter's cold as well as he
endure = suffer through
Definition
Generally this sense of endure means:to suffer through (or put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 20 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.2 |
engender
1 use
O Error, soon conceived, Thou never comest unto a happy birth, But kill'st the mother that engender'd thee!†
engender'd = cause — usually a feeling (possibly a situation)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.3 |
establish
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
establish a positive tone
Indeed they say the senators to-morrow
Mean to establish Caesar as a king;
And he shall wear his crown by sea and land,
In every place save here in Italy.
Mean to establish Caesar as a king;
And he shall wear his crown by sea and land,
In every place save here in Italy.
establish = make
Definition
Generally this sense of establish means:create, start, or set in [a] place
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 23 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.3 |
exeunt
27 uses
[Exeunt all but Antony.]
exeunt = stage direction: characters exit from stage
Word Statistics
| Book | 27 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
expound
1 use
And this way have you well expounded it.†
expounded = explained or discussed in detail
Definition
Generally expound means:explain or discuss in detail
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.2 |
indifferent
2 uses
And dangers are to me indifferent.
indifferent = of no concern
Definition
Generally indifferent means:without interest
in various senses, including:
- unconcerned — as in "She is indifferent to what is served to eat."
- unsympathetic — as in "She is indifferent to his needs."
- not of good quality (which may imply average or poor quality depending upon context) — as in "an indifferent performance"
- impartial — as in "We need a judge who is indifferent."
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 21 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.2 |
instigate
1 use
Such instigations have been often dropp'd Where I have took them up.†
instigations = start or set into motion — typically some kind of conflict
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
notwithstanding
1 use
Antony, that revels long o'nights, Is notwithstanding up.†
notwithstanding = in spite of; or in spite of the thing just mentioned (used to connect contrasting ideas)
Definition
Generally notwithstanding means:in spite of; or in spite of the thing mentioned
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. Other synonyms could include words and phrases such as nevertheless, nonetheless, all the same, still, and however.)
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. Other synonyms could include words and phrases such as nevertheless, nonetheless, all the same, still, and however.)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 2.2 |
presage
1 use
You know that I held Epicurus strong, And his opinion: now I change my mind, And partly credit things that do presage.†
presage = serve as a sign of something about to happen — typically something bad
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.1 |
prodigious
1 use
prodigious grown
prodigious = huge (far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree)
Definition
Generally prodigious means:enormous; or far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.3 |
revere
2 uses
With all kind love, good thoughts, and reverence.
reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration
Definition
Generally revere means:regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration — sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 12 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 3.1 |
spurn
2 uses
It must be by his death: and, for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general.†
spurn = reject as not good enough
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
tyranny
3 uses
If I know this, know all the world besides, That part of tyranny that I do bear I can shake off at pleasure.†
tyranny = to control others harshly and unfairly; or a form of government with such control
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.3 |