Medea Vocab 19-34 (Ross)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rancor | bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice |
| Notorious | widely and unfavorably known; Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable |
| Sanctuary | sacred or holy place |
| Gull | to deceive, trick, or cheat |
| Indignation | strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger |
| Prudent | wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober; careful in providing for the future; provident |
| Defile | to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase; to violate the chastity of; to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate |
| Annihilate | to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly; to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out; to annul; make void |
| Vengeance | infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge |
| Revenge | to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit |
| Avenge | to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for; to take vengeance on behalf of |
| Vile | wretchedly bad; highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable; repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings |
| Contagion | the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact |
| Profound | penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding |
| Pawns | to pledge; stale; risk. In Chess; one of eight men of one color and of the lowest value, usually moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally; someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes |
| Justice | the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness |
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