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Antigone Vocab #1
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English
10th Grade
09/03/2008

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Term
Augury
Definition

(n)

An omen or prophecy

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Chasten
Definition

(v)

Tod discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior.

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Defile
Definition

(V)

To make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute

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Gravity
Definition

(N)

Seriousness, importance

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Haughty
Definition

(Adj)

Arrogant, excessively proud and vain

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Ignoble
Definition

(Adj)

Of lonely origin, without honor

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Insolence
Definition

(N)

Insulting or contemptuous behavior

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Inviolable
Definition

(Adj)

Secure from violation or from being profaned

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Opprobrium
Definition

(N)

Disgrace and reproach as a result of bad conduct

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Portent
Definition

(N)

A sign or forewarning

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Temestuous
Definition

(Adj)

Turbulent, stormy

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Vexation
Definition

(V)

Discomfort or distress

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