english final vocal review Flashcards
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Antidote
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Counteracts the effects of poison, noun.
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Augment
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To supplement, make greater, verb.
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Augury
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An omen or prophecy, noun.
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Avarice
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Greed or wealth for material goods, noun.
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Balm
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A soothing substance, noun.
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Bane
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A source of harm or destruction or annoyance, noun.
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Beguile
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To deceive, mislead, persuade using charm, verb.
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Bestow
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To grant/give, verb.
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Blanch
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To remove the color, make white, verb.
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Blasphemous
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Speaking without respect, adj.
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Buffeted
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Struck repeatedly, verb.
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Censure
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To blame or condemn, verb.
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Champion
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To defend, support, verb.
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Cherubic
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Innocent, angelic, wholesome, adj.
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Chide
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To scold, rebuke, verb.
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Clamor
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A loud noise, noun.
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Cloister
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To seclude, verb.
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Combustible
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Capable of burning, adj.
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Confound
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To cause confusion, verb.
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Corporeal
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Relating to physical body, adj.
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Credulous
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Believing on little evidence, gullible, adj.
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Daunt
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To intimidate, dismay, verb.
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Deft
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Skillful, adj.
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Desolate
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Barren, deserted, no inhabitants, adj.
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Diminution
Reduction, noun.
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Disdain
Intense dislike, noun./ To treat with disrespect, verb.
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Dispatch
To send away or to be killed, verb.
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Ecstasy
Extreme happiness, noun.
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Entreaty
Request or plea, noun.
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Epicure
A person who takes pleasure in food or drink, noun.
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Esteem
The estimate of value, approval of respect with fondness, noun.
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Expeditious
Done with speed and efficiency, adj
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Flout
To treat with hatred, verb
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Forswear
To give up, verb
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Frets
To worry, verb
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Galling
Irritating or annoying, adj
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Harbingers
A person or thing that forecasts, noun
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Hideous
Ugly, disgusting, adj
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Homage
Respect or honor, noun
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Homely
Unattractive or plain, adj
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Humane
Kind, or compassionate adj
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Husband
To manage wisely, in a conservative manner, verb
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Industrious
Hardworking, occupied, skillfully busy, adj
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Intemperance
Lack of moderation, especially in drinking, noun
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Kindle
to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire, verb
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Lament
To express sorrow or regret; to mourn, verb
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Largess
generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior, noun
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Laud
Praise, verb
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Lecher
One who indulges, noun
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Malady
Disease or disorder of the body, noun
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Malevolence
Ill will or evil intentions, noun
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Malice
Desire to harm others, noun
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Malicious
Intended to do harm, noun
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Mettle
Courage, spirit, fortitude, noun
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Mirth
Gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter, noun
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Mortify
To embarrass or humiliate, verb
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Oblivion
State of being unaware of what is happening, noun
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Obscure
Difficult to see, vague, adj
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Palatable
agreeable to the taste or acceptable, adj
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Pernicious
Having a harmful effect, adj
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Petty
Unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor, adj
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Plight
A difficult or dangerous condition or situation, noun
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Posterity
Future generations, noun
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Palpable
capable of being touched or felt, tangible, adj
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Potent
Powerful, having a strong effect, adj.
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Prate
to talk foolishly, verb.
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Prattle
meaningless sounds, talk, verb or noun.
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Profundity
profound knowledge, noun.
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Prologue
introductory action, noun.
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Purveyors
one who provides, get things for others, noun.
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Quell
to quiet, put down, end, verb.
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Rend
tear to pieces, rip, split, verb.
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Rancor
bitter, ill will, noun.
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Reconcile
to reestablish friendships, verb.
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Quench
to extinguish, put out, relieve with liquid, verb.
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Requite
to make a repayment, verb.
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Resolute
characterized by decided purpose, determined, adj.
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Rue
to feel sorrow, verb.
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Sanctify
to set apart for sacred use, make holy, purify, verb.
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Scrupulous
Careful, principled, adj.
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Searing
causing to burn, wither, dry up, adj.
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Sentinel
one who keeps guard, sentry, verb.
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Sieve
utensil used for sifting, noun.
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Sovereign
Possessed of controlling power, adj or noun.
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Spurn
to reject, refuse with hostility, verb.
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Stealthy
secretive, sneak, adj.
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Summon
to call together, send for, verb
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Surfeited
fed or supplied to excess, verb or adj.
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Temperate
moderate, expressing self control, adj.
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Tidings
information or news, noun
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trifling
not significant, not important, adj.
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Usurp
to seize, hold by force, verb.
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Utter
To express by speaking, verb
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vanquished
conquered or overpowered, verb or noun.
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Voluptuous
pleasurable to senses, adj.
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Wanton
Immoral, over the top, adj.
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Warranted
Justified, adj.
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Thespis
Athenian poet, invented drama in 534 B.C.E. He expanded the dithyramb and he added or pulled out a character from the chorus of 50.
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Aeschylus
525 - 456 B.C.E., first playwright that wrote tragedies, added a second actor, reduced the chorus to 12.
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Sophocles
lived 496 - 406 B.C.E., added a third actor, his chorus had 15 members
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Aristophanes
488 - 385 B.C.E., was a comedian, made fun of politics and the gods.
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Comedy
village song
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Tragedy
goat song
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Catharsis
releasing of pity or fear that the tragedy causes within the audience.
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Pathos
the thing that causes the catharsis.
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Trilogy
A group of three tragedies by the same author.
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Onkos
large mask with a megaphone mouth and a high forehead, made from cork, linen, or hair
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Answerer
A leader of the chorus also known as a hypocrite
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Buskins
Shoes that the actors wore - six inch heels
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Hypocrites
The Greek word for actors
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Anagnorisis
a hero's realization of an event, shows a change, good or bad discovery (usually bad in a tragedy)
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Drama
a high powered and emotional story
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Chorus
a group of people (12-50) people singing and dancing
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Lyric
words to a song or ode
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Dran
to act
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Greek Tragic Hero
The protagonist in a tragedy, will likely die
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Tunic
loose fitting, sleeveless garment to the knees
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Protagonist
main character with deals with conflict
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Antagonist
Person or thing that creates conflict for the protagonist
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Exeunt
a stage direction for the actors (noun)/to leave the stage (verb)
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Dithyramb
Religious hymn, performed by chorus, chanted or sang
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Mantle
cape-like garment worn over clothes, symbol of royalty
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Toga
loose fitting garment that goes under the arm and pins at the shoulder
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Chiton
a loose fitting, robe-like garment worn by both man and woman
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Strophe
Chanted as the chorus moves across the stage from RIGHT TO LEFT.
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Antistrophe
Chanted as the chorus moves across the stage from LEFT TO RIGHT.
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Epode
3rd part of an ode that follows the strophe-antistrophe. completes the movement
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Peripetia
comes after the anagnorisis, reversal of fortune, what once was happy is now tragic
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Hubris
excessive pride or extreme arrogance that leads to a fall
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Dionysus
Greek god of wine, merry-making, ecstasy. Worshipped in the Greek theater.
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Episode
smaller than an act, breakdown of an act
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Plato
Ancient philosopher whose philosophies were reflected in themes of the plays
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Orchestra
Circular dancing place where actors and chorus performed
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Mask
Onkos
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Myth
story involving the gods/goddesses
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Festivals
celebrations during certain times of the year
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Choragos
wealthy citizen who pays for the play, leader of the chorus
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Skene
rectangular wooden building facing the audience, held props and costumes. The front was sometimes decorated.
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Thespians
Actors
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Eccyelemia
wagon that the actors would wheel an actor out on. Violence was not permitted on stage, so the actor had to be wheeled offstage.
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Soliloquy
a speech by an actor alone on a stage
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Ode
songs performed by chorus between episodes
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Stichomythia
short, single line dialogue between two speakers
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Dramatic irony
audience knows more than the actor
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Deus ex machina
In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.
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Hamartia
fatal flaw, error in judgement, tragic hero has hamartia
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Catastrophe
final terrible resolution, never on stage, always near end
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Parados
two alleyways where the chorus would enter
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Aulos
type of pipe that is played by a musician in the orchestra
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Functions of the chorus
1. Sang and danced during interludes in dialogue 2. Announced entrances and exits 3. Foreshadowed events 4. Gave a recount of past history 5. Offered moral guidance 6. Warned the characters against breaking moral law 7. Helped the audience relate emotionally to what was happening in the tragedy
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Athens
place of the famous theater of Dionysus
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Exodus
final song or ode
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Suppliant
A person who prays, begs, or humbly pleas, noun.
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Awe
Respect mixed with fear, noun.
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Anoint
To pour oil, verb. (Religious)
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Vexed
Annoyed, bothered, irritated, verb.
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Upbraid
To find fault, tell at, scold, verb.
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Lamented
Mourned the loss of death of a person, verb.
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Lofty
1. Extending high out of reach 2. difficult to attain (figurative) Adj.
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Shrouding
Covering with a wrapping or protection, verb.
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Invulnerable
Not able to be hurt, adj.
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Arms
Weapons, noun.
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Frenzy
Wild excitement, temporary insanity, noun.
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Folly
Lack of good sense, a silly, foolish mistake, noun.
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Cunning
Trickery, skillful thinking, noun.
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Stratagem
A plan intended to trick somebody, noun.
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Apparition
A spirit, ghost, or unusual sight, noun.
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Rapture
Ecstasy, intense pleasure, noun.
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Plausible
Believable, truthful, adj.
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Expiation
The making up for something done wrong, noun.
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Rite
Ceremonial act, noun.
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Votive
Given or done to fulfill a promise, adj.
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Contrived
Made up or planned, adj.
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Vanquished
People who are defeated, noun
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Annihilate
Utterly destroy or ruin, verb.
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Respite
Short period of rest, a short waiting time, noun.
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Faltering
Hesitant, adj.
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Aristeia
Hero's moment of glory, death comes after, noun.
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Domineering
Asserting ones will over another in a dominant fashion, verb or adj.
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Apt
Likely, adverb.
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Divinity
A god or goddess, noun.
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Nymph
Woodland spirit, lesser god, noun.
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Reputed
Generally believed, adj.
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Exacted
Called for, wanted, obtained through force, adj or verb
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Enterprise
A dangerous undertaking or adventure, noun
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Sowing
Planting, verb or adj.
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Soothsayer
Prophet, one who foretells, noun.
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Appease
To satisfy, to make up for, verb.
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Oracle
Person or a thing through which a god speaks, noun.
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Pyre
Pile of combustible material, used to burn a body in a PROPER burial ceremony, noun.
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Pestilence
A plague or an epidemic disease, noun.
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Squire
Male attendant or servant, noun.
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Circumvent
To find a way to overcome, or to get around, verb.
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Tunic
Loose-fitting knee length garment, noun.
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Undaunted
Non-discouraged, not put off, adj.
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Havoc
Ruin or destruction, noun.
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Bane
Cause or who causes ruin, noun.
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Host
Army or a group, noun.
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Intolerable
Not able to put up with, unbearable, adj.
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Anguish
Distress, agonizing physical or mental pain, noun.
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Animated
Brought to life, give life to, verb.
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Wrath
Extreme anger, noun.
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Bewailing
Expressing great sorrow, verb.
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Dissension
Strong disagreement, noun.
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Mortal
Something that can cause death, adj.
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Blood guilt
Someone kills a member of his family or clan (crime). You are either killed or exiled for this crime.
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Homer
A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, believed to be blind; noun.
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Virgil
Classical Roman poet, author of Aenied (Edith Hamilton takes work from both Virgil and Homer); noun.
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Matrilineal
Descent through the female line; adjective.
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Patrilineal
Descent through the male line; adjective.
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Agrarian
Relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land; adjective.
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Epithet
A term used to point out a characteristic of a person; noun.
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Discord
Not harmonious; conflicting; noun.
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Epic
A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society; noun.
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Archetype
A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response; noun.
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Universal Symbol
A symbol that is recognized by everyone; noun.
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Created Symbol
A symbol that the author creates; noun.
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Bard
A poet; noun.
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Dactylic Hexameter
poetic meter. Three syllables, first is ALWAYS stressed, 2nd and 3rd - unstressed.
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Spondee
A metrical foot consisting of two syllables, both of which are stressed; noun.
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Hubris
Excessive pride (in a Greek tragedy); noun.
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Divine Intervention
The epic hero often receives help from a god or some other supernatural force; noun. / Direct – god or goddess comes done and helps humans/ Indirect – compels someone else to help
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Oath
A solemn promise; noun.
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Supplication
Begging, humbly asking for a favor; noun.
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Immortality
The ability to live forever; noun.
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Arete
Having excellence or good virtue; noun.
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Até
- insanity or madness, noun.
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Nemesis
(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine punishment for wrongdoing; noun.
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Save Face
to avoid humiliation; verb.
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Xenia
Greek hospitality; noun.
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Zealous
Enthusiastic; adjective.
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Proper Burial
One must be properly buried in order to make it into the Underworld, otherwise your spirit just wanders or is stuck at the river Styx; noun.
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Deity
A god or goddess; noun.
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Deception
A deliberate misleading; noun.
