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Antigone List 1
Dewar Smith SAT words from Antigone
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English
10th Grade
11/08/2010

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accord
Definition
agreement, state of harmony
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appease
Definition
to pacify, to be conciliatory in a manner that sacrifices principles
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augury
Definition
an omen or prophecy
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baseness
Definition
the quality of lacking higher values
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beguile
Definition
to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm
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belie
Definition
to contradict, to give a false impression
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bequeath
Definition
to hand down, to give or leave in a will
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champion
Definition
to defend or support
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chasten
Definition
to discipline, to use punishment to correct
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daunt
Definition
to intimidate, to dismay
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defile
Definition
to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute
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desolate
Definition
deserted, without inhabitants, barren
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edifying
Definition
instructing and improving spiritually or morally
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fertile
Definition
capable of reproducing
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giddy
Definition
dizzy
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gravity
Definition
seriousness, importance
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grievous
Definition
charcterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave
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guile
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deceitfulness, duplicity
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haughty
Definition
arrogant, excessively proud or vain
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heedless
Definition
disregarding, thoughtless
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ignoble
Definition
of lowly origin, without honor
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impel
Definition
to urge or to drive forward (usually with moral pressure)
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infernal
Definition
relating to hell
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ingenuity
Definition
cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness
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insolence
Definition
insulting or contemptuous behavior
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