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Antigone Vocabulary
Words from the Greek tragedy, Anitigone, written by Sophocles
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10th Grade
05/25/2010
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Transcend
 Definition
to go beyond
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Breach
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to violate
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Menaces
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threats
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Ewer
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a pitcher
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Quarry
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an object of pursuit
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Avow
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to confess
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Trangress
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to violate
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Zeus
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principle god of the Greek group of gods, ruler of the heavens and father of other gods and mortal heros
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Compassed
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surrounded
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Triffling
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of little importance
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Arraigns
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calls to answer a charge
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Insolence
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disrespect, arrogance, impertinence
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Exult
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to rejoice greatly, as in triumph
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Treason
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the betrayal of one's country, especially by aiding an enemy
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Dauntless
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fearless
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Prescribe
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to dictate
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Prerogative
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exclusive rights or privileges
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Rue
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to regret
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Opprobrious
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contemptuously reproachful
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Aphrodite
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the Greek goddess of love and beauty
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Wrought
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created, brought about
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Impious
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lack reverence
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Foreswear
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under oath
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Suffice
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to be sufficient or enough
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Grudge
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feel resentment
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Betrothed
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the person to whom one is engaged to be married
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Giddy
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causing dizziness
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Requite
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to avenge
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Attest
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to bear witness to
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Tainted
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affected with decay, spoiled
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Tumult
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a great agitation of the mind or emotions, a great commotion
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Augur
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to protect
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Repressed
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held back
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Sojourn
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a temporary stay
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Recompense
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a payment in return for something
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Deem
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to judge or consider
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Mete
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to dole, to allot
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The Muses
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in Greek mythology are the nine daughters of Zeus, each of who presided over a different art or science
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Hearken
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to listen attentively, to give heed
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Wont
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a customary practice
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