Antigone Vocabulary Terms Pt.1 Flashcards
1
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Lamentation
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N.
Expressions of grief
2
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Sated
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V.
Filled; satisfied
3
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Famished
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Adj.
very hungry
4
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Swagger
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N.
Bold, arrogant strut
5
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Summon
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V.
To order someone to come to a particular place
6
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Auspicious
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Adj.
promising success, favorable
7
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Contempt
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N.
An attitude of regarding someone or something as worthless or inferior
8
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Sentry
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N.
A soldier standing guard at a point or passage
9
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Comprehensive
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Adj.
including all relevant details
10
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Senile
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Adj. mentally impaired (often used to describe mental deterioration that may accompany old age)
11
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Sententiously
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Adv.
a trite or moralizing way
12
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Anarchist
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N.
A person favoring overthrow of the government
13
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Lithe
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Adj.
flexible and graceful
14
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Hearth
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N.
The area surrounding a fireplace (once considered the front of the house)
15
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Edict
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N.
An official public order made by someone in position of power
