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Antigone Vocabulary
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10th Grade
09/20/2010

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Term
Auspicious
Definition

Definition: Favorable, propitious, succesful, fortunate.

 

Part of speech: Adjective

 

Synonym: Prosperous

 

Antonym: Unsuccessful; Unfortunate

 

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Compulsive
Definition

Definition: Overpowering.

 

Part of speech: Adjective

 

Synonym: Uncontrollable

 

Antonym: Controllable; Stable

Term
Defile
Definition

Definition: To make filthy or foul, pollute.

 

Part of speech: Verb

 

Synonym: Unclean; Contaminate

 

Antonym: Clean; Pure

Term
Dirge
Definition

Definition: Song or poem, of grief or mourning.

 

Part of speech: Noun

 

Synonym: Cry; Chant

 

Antonym: Happy; Enjoy

Term
Edict
Definition

Definition: A public order, decree.

 

Part of speech: Noun

 

Synonym: Rule; Command

 

Antonym: Request

Term
Lamentation
Definition

Definition: Expressing grief.

 

Part of speech: Noun

 

Synonym: Sorrow

 

Antonym: Joy; Happinness

Term
Lithe
Definition

Definition: Flexible, graceful, slender.

 

Part of speech: Adjective

 

Synonym: Thin; Slim

 

Antonym: Think; Fat

Term
Perverse
Definition

Definition: Determined to go against to what is expected or desired.

 

Part of speech: Adjective

 

Synonym: Contrary; Stubborn

 

Antonym: Agree

Term
Sated
Definition

Definition: To satisfy, to fill.

 

Part of speech: Verb

 

Synonym: Stuffed; Full

 

Antonym: Empty; Starved

Term
Transgress
Definition

Definition: To violate a command, law, moral code.

 

Part of speech: Verb

 

Synonym: Disobey; Offend

 

Antonym: Obey

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