Antigone Vocab Passages 1 and 2
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14ajustman on September 12, 2011
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Ursuline Academy Class Of 2014
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely |
| Scavenging | to remove (as dirt or refuse) from an area (2): to clean away dirt or refuse from |
| Sentry | GUARD, WATCH; especially: a soldier standing guard at a point of passage (as a gate) |
| Comprehensive | covering completely or broadly |
| Doddering | feeble, senile |
| Senile | of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age <senile weakness>; especially: exhibiting a loss of cognitive abilities (as memory) associated with old age |
| Pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| Demoralizing | to corrupt the morals of |
| Prows | the bow of a ship : STEM |
| Graven | an object of worship carved usually from wood or stone : IDOL |
| Furrows | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| Philosophical | of or relating to philosophers or philosophy |
| Reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : RESERVED |
| Pontification | to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way |
| Obfuscation | darken, to confuse |
| Repudiate | to divorce or separate formally from (a woman) |
| Headstrong | not easily restrained, impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| Insolence | insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct |
| Vengeance | punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense |
| Compulsive | of, relating to, caused by, or suggestive of psychological compulsion or obsession |
| Embers | a glowing fragment (as of coal) from a fire; especially: one smoldering in ashes |
| Pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| Delineates | to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines |
| Repudiation | the refusal of public authorities to acknowledge or pay a DEBT |
| Posture | to cause to assume a given posture POSE |
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