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Antigone Vocabulary List
Antigone Vocabulary List
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English
10th Grade
08/31/2009

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Auspicious
Definition
Attended by favorable circumstances
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Sentries
Definition
Soldiers posted to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons
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Anarchists
Definition
Those who reject all forms of control and authority.
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Demoralizing
Definition
To undermine the confidence or morle dishearten
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Prow
Definition
The forward part of a ships hull.
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Sultry
Definition
Humid and hot.
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Proclamation
Definition
A official, formal, public announcement.
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Edict
Definition
A formal command.
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Insolence
Definition
Rudeness or disrespect
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Transcends
Definition
To pass beyond the limits of something.
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Drowse
Definition
half asleep
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Embers
Definition
A small glowing piece of coal or wood.
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Diviners
Definition
Those who can predict the future.
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Deference
Definition
Yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judjement of another.
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Astray
Definition
Straying to evil ways.
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Brawl
Definition
A noisy fight.
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Vigil
Definition
A watch kept during normal sleeping hours.
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Slacken
Definition
To make or become less tence;loosen.
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Wretched
Definition
In a deplorable state of distress or missfoture;misery
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Blasphemy
Definition
A profane act, utterency;writing against god
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Dirges
Definition
funeral hymns
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Transgress
Definition
To commit a offence by violating a law or command;sin
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Prevail
Definition
to be greater in strength or influence;tryumpt
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Gales
Definition
Very strong winds.
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Augury
Definition
The art, ability, or practice of predictions.
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Entrails
Definition
Interal organs
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Calamity
Definition
An event that brings terrible loss;disaster
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Folly
Definition
A lack of good sense, understanding, or forsight.
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Citadel
Definition
A fortress in a commanding positon, in or near a city.
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Barrow
Definition
A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.
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