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Antigone Vocabulary
Vocabulary from the Antigone Unit in Kagel's English Class
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10th Grade
10/09/2008
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tidings
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news, information
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bereft
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deprived of- paste tense of bereave
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hence
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archaic: away
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rendering
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to give or make available, provide
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abhorred
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detest, loathe
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traverse
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to pass or move over
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behest
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a command or directive, a strong request
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perforce
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of necessity, by force of circumstances
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yield
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to give up
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nether
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lying or believing to lie beneath the earth's surface
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portals
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a large doorway, entrance, or gate
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strident
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making or having a harsh sound
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pinion
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the wing of a bird
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eddy
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a small whirl pool
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courser
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a swift horse
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bade
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to command,order, or direct
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abiding
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to wait for, to endure
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progeny
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on born of, descent, or offspring
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promulgated
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to make known by open declaration
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tarrying
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to delay, linger, loiter
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induce
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to bring about, produce or cause
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interred
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to place a dead body in a grave or tomb; to bury
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carcass
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the dead body of an animal; slang for
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bandied
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to pass from one to another or back and forth; trade; exchange
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deities
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a god or goddess
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benefactor
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kindly helper
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cognizance
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awareness: realization
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prating
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empty or foolish talk
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abounding
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to be great in number
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daunted
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discouraged
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deem
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consider, hold, believe
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uncensored
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not examined
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tutelary
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guardian; protective
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viper
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spiteful person
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trifling
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foolish waste of time
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smitten
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stricken
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requite
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repay, recompense
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taint
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to sully or tarnish
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ephemeral
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transitory
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sojourn
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live temporarily
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hallowed
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regarded as holy
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heinous
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hateful
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augury
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prophecy; omen
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covetous
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wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions
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prescience
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knowledge of things before they happen
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usurped
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to sieze and hold
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lamentable
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regrettable; unfortunate; woeful
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appease
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pacify; mollify; soothe
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arraigned
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accuse
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respite
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a temporary suspension of punishment
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