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Antigone Flashcards

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Consecrate

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V. To devote, make sacred; an object of honor

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Bewail

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V. Express distress for something or someone; lament

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Beguile

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V. To charm, mislead someone by trickery or flattery

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Cognizant

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Adj. having awareness, knowledge; perceptive

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Conversant

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Adj. Familiar, understand by studying; practiced; learned; skilled

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Bandy

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(V) trade or exchange from one to another; circulate freely

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Dire

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Adj. horrible; terrible; dreadful; causing great fear; suffering

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Augury

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(N) Ceremony or practice of an omen; the art of seeing the future; an omen

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Base

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Adj. Actions without moral law; below the belt; cruel

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Fratricide

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N. A person who kills his/hers brother

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Dauntless

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Adj. intrepid; fearless; bold; hero; not intimidated

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Insolent

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Adj. rude; brazen; disrespectful; insulting

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Connive

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V. To conspire secretly; plan; plot; collude

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Defile

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V. To make dirty, gross, broken; destroy; violate

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Abhor, Abhorrent, Abhorrence

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(v) to regard with extreme hate; loathe; abominate

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Desecrate

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V. To dishonor; defile; pollute; outrage

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Oblivious

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Adj. unaware; forgetful; absent-minded

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Fetter

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N. A chain placed anywhere on the body; shackle

V. Confine; restrain

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Dutiful

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Adj. doing required or expected duties; respectful; submissive

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Hubris

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N. Excessive self-confidence; arrogance; self-absorbed; cockiness

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Sacrosanct

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Adj. sacred, not to be entered; inviolable

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Sovereign

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N. Monarch; queen; king; the person with supreme control

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Harbinger

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N. A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

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Prescient

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Adj. knowing things or events before they happen or exist; foresight

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Herald

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N. A royal or official messenger that proclaims or announces on behalf of a monarch

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Reverence/Revere

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N. Deep respect; honor; adore; esteem; veneration

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Strident

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Adj. a harsh, horrible sound; degrading noise; grating

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Valiant

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Adj. brave; dauntless; worthy; excellent; bravery with glory

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Sanctity

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N. Holiness; a sacred thing; respectful

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Clamorous

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Adj. A loud, vigorous uproar in demands or complaints

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Scorn

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N. Contempt; despise; an insolent action or speech

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Wretched

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Adj. poor condition; dejected; afflicted; woeful; misery; sorrow; pitiable

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Obstinate

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Adj. talking back; stubbornly calling out someone’s opinion, argument, persuasion or entreaty

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Sully

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V. Tarnish; stain; blemish; contaminate

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Usurp

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V. To stop; hold; seize by force; no authority; take over

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