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Antigone Vocabulary List 2
Dewar Smith Antigone List
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English
10th Grade
11/23/2010

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inviolable
Definition
secure from violation or from being profaned
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lament
Definition
to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
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lineage
Definition
line of descent or tradition
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loathe
Definition
to detest
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malady
Definition
a disease or unwholesome condition
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marred
Definition
something damaged or defaced
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muse
Definition
to ponder
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opprobrium
Definition
disgrace and reproach as a result of bad conduct
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perishable
Definition
likely to decay or to spoil
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piety
Definition
devotion and reverence to God
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plumage
Definition
feathers of a bird
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portal
Definition
a doorway (especially a large one)
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portent
Definition
a sign or forewarning
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quell
Definition
to quiet or to put down a disturbance
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rend
Definition
to tear violently, to split
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repress
Definition
to restrain, to hold back
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requite
Definition
to make repayment or to return
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revere
Definition
to honor, to regard with repsect
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rue
Definition
to be sorry for, to regret
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sovreign
Definition
possessed of controlling power
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summon
Definition
to call together, to send for or to request to appear
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tarry
Definition
to delay in comming or going, to linger
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temperate
Definition
exercising self-control
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tempestuous
Definition
turbulent, stormy
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transcended
Definition
surpassed, exceeded
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trifling
Definition
not significant, frivolous
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unwitting
Definition
not intentional, without knowledge
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utter
Definition
to express by speaking
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vexation
Definition
discomfort or distress
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warranted
Definition
justified
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wheedle
Definition
to try to convince by flattery, to coax, to cajole
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woe
Definition
great sorrow, grief, or misfortune
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