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Antigone
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12
English
10th Grade
09/03/2008

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Augury
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(noun) an omen or prophecy
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Chasten
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(verb) to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior
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Defile
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(verb) to make dirty, to desicrate, to pollute
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Gravity
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(noun) seriousness, importance
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Haughty
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(adjective) arrogant, excessively proud and vain
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Ignoble
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(adjective) of lowly origin, without honor
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Insolence
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(noun) insulting or contemptuous behavior
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Inviolable
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(adjective) secure from violation or being profaned
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Opprobrium
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(noun) disgrace and reproach as a result of bad conduct
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Portent
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(noun) a sign of forewarning
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Tempestuous
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(adjective) turbulent, stormy
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Vexation
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(noun) discomfort, distress
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