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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

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Reduction, noun.

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Disdain

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Intense dislike, noun./ To treat with disrespect, verb.

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Dispatch

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To send away or to be killed, verb.

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Ecstasy

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Extreme happiness, noun.

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Entreaty

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Request or plea, noun.

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Epicure

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A person who takes pleasure in food or drink, noun.

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Esteem

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The estimate of value, approval of respect with fondness, noun.

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Expeditious

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Done with speed and efficiency, adj

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Flout

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To treat with hatred, verb

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Forswear

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To give up, verb

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Frets

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To worry, verb

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Galling

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Irritating or annoying, adj

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Harbingers

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A person or thing that forecasts, noun

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Hideous

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Ugly, disgusting, adj

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Homage

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Respect or honor, noun

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Homely

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Unattractive or plain, adj

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Humane

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Kind, or compassionate adj

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Husband

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To manage wisely, in a conservative manner, verb

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Industrious

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Hardworking, occupied, skillfully busy, adj

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Intemperance

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Lack of moderation, especially in drinking, noun

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Kindle

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to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire, verb

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Lament

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To express sorrow or regret; to mourn, verb

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Largess

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generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior, noun

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Laud

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Praise, verb

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Lecher

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One who indulges, noun

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Malady

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Disease or disorder of the body, noun

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Malevolence

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Ill will or evil intentions, noun

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Malice

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Desire to harm others, noun

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Malicious

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Intended to do harm, noun

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Mettle

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Courage, spirit, fortitude, noun

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Mirth

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Gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter, noun

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Mortify

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To embarrass or humiliate, verb

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Oblivion

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State of being unaware of what is happening, noun

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Obscure

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Difficult to see, vague, adj

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Palatable

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agreeable to the taste or acceptable, adj

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Pernicious

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Having a harmful effect, adj

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Petty

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Unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor, adj

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Plight

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A difficult or dangerous condition or situation, noun

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Posterity

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Future generations, noun

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Palpable

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capable of being touched or felt, tangible, adj

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Potent

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Powerful, having a strong effect, adj.

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Prate

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to talk foolishly, verb.

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Prattle

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meaningless sounds, talk, verb or noun.

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Profundity

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profound knowledge, noun.

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Prologue

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introductory action, noun.

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Purveyors

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one who provides, get things for others, noun.

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Quell

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to quiet, put down, end, verb.

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Rend

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tear to pieces, rip, split, verb.

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Rancor

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bitter, ill will, noun.

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Reconcile

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to reestablish friendships, verb.

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Quench

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to extinguish, put out, relieve with liquid, verb.

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Requite

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to make a repayment, verb.

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Resolute

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characterized by decided purpose, determined, adj.

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Rue

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to feel sorrow, verb.

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Sanctify

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to set apart for sacred use, make holy, purify, verb.

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Scrupulous

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Careful, principled, adj.

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Searing

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causing to burn, wither, dry up, adj.

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Sentinel

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one who keeps guard, sentry, verb.

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Sieve

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utensil used for sifting, noun.

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Sovereign

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Possessed of controlling power, adj or noun.

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Spurn

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to reject, refuse with hostility, verb.

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Stealthy

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secretive, sneak, adj.

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Summon

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to call together, send for, verb

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Surfeited

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fed or supplied to excess, verb or adj.

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Temperate

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moderate, expressing self control, adj.

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Tidings

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information or news, noun

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trifling

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not significant, not important, adj.

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Usurp

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to seize, hold by force, verb.

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Utter

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To express by speaking, verb

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vanquished

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conquered or overpowered, verb or noun.

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Voluptuous

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pleasurable to senses, adj.

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Wanton

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Immoral, over the top, adj.

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Warranted

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Justified, adj.

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Thespis

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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

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525 - 456 B.C.E., first playwright that wrote tragedies, added a second actor, reduced the chorus to 12.

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Sophocles

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lived 496 - 406 B.C.E., added a third actor, his chorus had 15 members

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Aristophanes

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488 - 385 B.C.E., was a comedian, made fun of politics and the gods.

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Comedy

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village song

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Tragedy

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goat song

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Catharsis

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releasing of pity or fear that the tragedy causes within the audience.

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Pathos

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the thing that causes the catharsis.

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Trilogy

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A group of three tragedies by the same author.

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Onkos

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large mask with a megaphone mouth and a high forehead, made from cork, linen, or hair

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Answerer

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A leader of the chorus also known as a hypocrite

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Buskins

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Shoes that the actors wore - six inch heels

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Hypocrites

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The Greek word for actors

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Anagnorisis

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a hero’s realization of an event, shows a change, good or bad discovery (usually bad in a tragedy)

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Drama

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a high powered and emotional story

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Chorus

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a group of people (12-50) people singing and dancing

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Lyric

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words to a song or ode

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Dran

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to act

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Greek Tragic Hero

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The protagonist in a tragedy, will likely die

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Tunic

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loose fitting, sleeveless garment to the knees

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Protagonist

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main character with deals with conflict

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Antagonist

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Person or thing that creates conflict for the protagonist

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Exeunt

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a stage direction for the actors (noun)/to leave the stage (verb)

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Dithyramb

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Religious hymn, performed by chorus, chanted or sang

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Mantle

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cape-like garment worn over clothes, symbol of royalty

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Toga

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loose fitting garment that goes under the arm and pins at the shoulder

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Chiton

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a loose fitting, robe-like garment worn by both man and woman

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Strophe

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Chanted as the chorus moves across the stage from RIGHT TO LEFT.

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Antistrophe

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Chanted as the chorus moves across the stage from LEFT TO RIGHT.

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Epode

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3rd part of an ode that follows the strophe-antistrophe. completes the movement

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Peripetia

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comes after the anagnorisis, reversal of fortune, what once was happy is now tragic

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Hubris

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excessive pride or extreme arrogance that leads to a fall

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Dionysus

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Greek god of wine, merry-making, ecstasy. Worshipped in the Greek theater.

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Episode

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smaller than an act, breakdown of an act

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Plato

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Ancient philosopher whose philosophies were reflected in themes of the plays

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Orchestra

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Circular dancing place where actors and chorus performed

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Mask

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Onkos

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Myth

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story involving the gods/goddesses

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Festivals

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celebrations during certain times of the year

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Choragos

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wealthy citizen who pays for the play, leader of the chorus

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Skene

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rectangular wooden building facing the audience, held props and costumes. The front was sometimes decorated.

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Thespians

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Actors

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Eccyelemia

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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

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a speech by an actor alone on a stage

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Ode

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songs performed by chorus between episodes

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Stichomythia

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short, single line dialogue between two speakers

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Dramatic irony

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audience knows more than the actor

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Deus ex machina

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In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.

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Hamartia

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fatal flaw, error in judgement, tragic hero has hamartia

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Catastrophe

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final terrible resolution, never on stage, always near end

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Parados

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two alleyways where the chorus would enter

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Aulos

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type of pipe that is played by a musician in the orchestra

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Functions of the chorus

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  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

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place of the famous theater of Dionysus

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Exodus

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final song or ode

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Suppliant

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A person who prays, begs, or humbly pleas, noun.

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Awe

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Respect mixed with fear, noun.

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Anoint

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To pour oil, verb. (Religious)

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Vexed

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Annoyed, bothered, irritated, verb.

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Upbraid

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To find fault, tell at, scold, verb.

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Lamented

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Mourned the loss of death of a person, verb.

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Lofty

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  1. Extending high out of reach 2. difficult to attain (figurative) Adj.
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Shrouding

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Covering with a wrapping or protection, verb.

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Invulnerable

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Not able to be hurt, adj.

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Arms

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Weapons, noun.

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Frenzy

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Wild excitement, temporary insanity, noun.

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Folly

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Lack of good sense, a silly, foolish mistake, noun.

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Cunning

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Trickery, skillful thinking, noun.

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Stratagem

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A plan intended to trick somebody, noun.

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Apparition

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A spirit, ghost, or unusual sight, noun.

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Rapture

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Ecstasy, intense pleasure, noun.

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Plausible

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Believable, truthful, adj.

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Expiation

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The making up for something done wrong, noun.

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Rite

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Ceremonial act, noun.

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Votive

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Given or done to fulfill a promise, adj.

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Contrived

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Made up or planned, adj.

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Vanquished

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People who are defeated, noun

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Annihilate

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Utterly destroy or ruin, verb.

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Respite

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Short period of rest, a short waiting time, noun.

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Faltering

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Hesitant, adj.

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Aristeia

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Hero’s moment of glory, death comes after, noun.

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Domineering

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Asserting ones will over another in a dominant fashion, verb or adj.

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Apt

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Likely, adverb.

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Divinity

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A god or goddess, noun.

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Nymph

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Woodland spirit, lesser god, noun.

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Reputed

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Generally believed, adj.

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Exacted

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Called for, wanted, obtained through force, adj or verb

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Enterprise

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A dangerous undertaking or adventure, noun

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Sowing

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Planting, verb or adj.

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Soothsayer

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Prophet, one who foretells, noun.

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Appease

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To satisfy, to make up for, verb.

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Oracle

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Person or a thing through which a god speaks, noun.

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Pyre

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Pile of combustible material, used to burn a body in a PROPER burial ceremony, noun.

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Pestilence

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A plague or an epidemic disease, noun.

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Squire

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Male attendant or servant, noun.

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Circumvent

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To find a way to overcome, or to get around, verb.

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Tunic

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Loose-fitting knee length garment, noun.

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Undaunted

A

Non-discouraged, not put off, adj.

196
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Havoc

A

Ruin or destruction, noun.

197
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Bane

A

Cause or who causes ruin, noun.

198
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Host

A

Army or a group, noun.

199
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Intolerable

A

Not able to put up with, unbearable, adj.

200
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Anguish

A

Distress, agonizing physical or mental pain, noun.

201
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Animated

A

Brought to life, give life to, verb.

202
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Wrath

A

Extreme anger, noun.

203
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Bewailing

A

Expressing great sorrow, verb.

204
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Dissension

A

Strong disagreement, noun.

205
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Mortal

A

Something that can cause death, adj.

206
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Blood guilt

A

Someone kills a member of his family or clan (crime). You are either killed or exiled for this crime.

207
Q

Homer

A

A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, believed to be blind; noun.

208
Q

Virgil

A

Classical Roman poet, author of Aenied (Edith Hamilton takes work from both Virgil and Homer); noun.

209
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Matrilineal

A

Descent through the female line; adjective.

210
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Patrilineal

A

Descent through the male line; adjective.

211
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Agrarian

A

Relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land; adjective.

212
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Epithet

A

A term used to point out a characteristic of a person; noun.

213
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Discord

A

Not harmonious; conflicting; noun.

214
Q

Epic

A

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.

215
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Archetype

A

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.

216
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Universal Symbol

A

A symbol that is recognized by everyone; noun.

217
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Created Symbol

A

A symbol that the author creates; noun.

218
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Bard

A

A poet; noun.

219
Q

Dactylic Hexameter

A

poetic meter. Three syllables, first is ALWAYS stressed, 2nd and 3rd - unstressed.

220
Q

Spondee

A

A metrical foot consisting of two syllables, both of which are stressed; noun.

221
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Hubris

A

Excessive pride (in a Greek tragedy); noun.

222
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Divine Intervention

A

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

223
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Oath

A

A solemn promise; noun.

224
Q

Supplication

A

Begging, humbly asking for a favor; noun.

225
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Immortality

A

The ability to live forever; noun.

226
Q

Arete

A

Having excellence or good virtue; noun.

227
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Até

A
  • insanity or madness, noun.
228
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Nemesis

A

(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine punishment for wrongdoing; noun.

229
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Save Face

A

to avoid humiliation; verb.

230
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Xenia

A

Greek hospitality; noun.

231
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Zealous

A

Enthusiastic; adjective.

232
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Proper Burial

A

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.

233
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Deity

A

A god or goddess; noun.

234
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Deception

A

A deliberate misleading; noun.

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