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eeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep.
Answer: Simile
The figure of speech used to compare Lepidus to a donkey and a horse; the triumvirate to a bear would be simile since they’re comparing something with another thing of a completely different kind
PRO gress,,PRE conceived, PRE cede, POST mortem(?), POST script, PRE amble ... perhaps ?