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Vocab Words 2
Second Set - Oedipus
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English
10th Grade
10/14/2012

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Supplicate
Definition
to pray humbly
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Lament
Definition
to feel or express sorrow or regret for
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Compunction
Definition
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by regret for doing something wrong
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Lurk
Definition
to lie or wait in concealment
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Temperate
Definition
moderate
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Insolence
Definition
contemptuously rude behavior or speech
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Infamy
Definition
extremely bad reputation
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Decrepit
Definition
weakened by old age
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Brazen
Definition
shameless or impudent
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Perquisite
Definition
something demanded or due as a particular privelige
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Duplicity
Definition
deception or a lie
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Parry
Definition
to ward off; evade or dodge
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Rankle
Definition
to cause someone to have long lasting annoyance
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Treachery
Definition
betrayal of trust
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Hearsay
Definition
something heard, but not known to be fact; rumour
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Foreboding
Definition
a prediction of something bad or harmful
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Slander
Definition
a false statement or report
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Wretched
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a person who looks extremely ill
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Malediction
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a curse or speech intended to bring about destruction or evil
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Abomination
Definition
something or someone that is hated
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Disdain
Definition
to reject or refuse something with contempt; despise
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Levity
Definition
silly or light behavior, usually at an innappropriate time
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Venerate
Definition
to treat or regard someone with great respect
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Execrable
Definition
describes something extremely unpleasant or poor quality
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