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Antigone Vocab
ant. vocab
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English
9th Grade
01/29/2014

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Term
Pious
Definition

adj.

devoutly religious

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Reverence
Definition

n.

a feeling of deep resepct or awe

Term
Façade
Definition

n.

the face of a building; a deceptive or artificial front

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Lament
Definition

v.

to mourn; express grief for or about

Term
Absolve
Definition

v.

to pronounce clear of guilt or blame

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Defile
Definition

v.

to make filthy or dirty; to pollute

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Implacable
Definition

adj.

not capable of being pleased

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Auspicious
Definition

adj.

attended by favorable circumstances; successful; prosperous

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Edict
Definition

n.

a decree, proclamation, or command (or an authority)

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Profane
Definition

adj.

nonreligious in subject matter; secular

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Contempt
Definition

n.

disdain, scorn, open disrespect

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Calamity
Definition

n.

a disaster; an event causing terrible loss, distress, etc.

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Blasphemy
Definition

 n.

a contemptuous, irreverent, or impious act concerning the sacred

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Anarchy
Definition

n.

political disorder and confusion; absences of any cohesive principle

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Subordinate
Definition

adj.

secondary; lower in rank or position (as a noun: a person who is lower in rank)

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