Antigone Vocab

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Auspicious

Conductive to success; favorable

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Transgress

Infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior

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Dirge

A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite

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Sated

To satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full

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Defile

Sully, mar, or spoil

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Edict

An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

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Lamentation

The passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

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Compulsive

Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes

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Lithe

Thin, supple, and graveful

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Bray

The loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule

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Famished

Extremely hungry

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Comprehensive

Complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something

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Intolerable

Unable to be endured

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Senile

[of a person] having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties

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Piety

The quality of being religious or reverent

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Sententiously

Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner

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Inexhaustible

(of an amount or supply of something) unable to be use up because existing in abundance

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Proclamation

A public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance

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Brazen

Bold and without shame

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Deference

Humble submission and respect

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Subordinate

Lower in rank or position

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Indecent

Not conforming with generally accepted standards of behavior or propriety; obscene

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Untrammeled

Not deprived of freedom or action of expression; not restricted or hampered

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Augury

A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen

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Glut

Supply or fill to excess

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