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10/19 Quiz for Ms.Heminger
Vocab words from SAT book and Antigone
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/18/2007

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Sated
Definition
Adjective - Satisfied or pleased
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Anarchists
Definition
Noun - Those who disrespect laws or rules
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Sententiously
Definition
Adverb - Pointed, expressing much in few words
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Sultry
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Adjective - Oppressively hot or moist; inflamed
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Transcends
Definition
Verb - goes above or beyond limits; exceeds
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Deference
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Noun - Yielding in thought
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Vile
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Adjective - Extremely disgusting
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Piety
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Noun - Holiness; respect for the divine
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Blasphemy
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Noun - Disrespectful action or against diety
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Lamentation
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Noun - Expression of grief; weeping
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Chorister
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Noun - Member of a chorus
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Heresy
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Noun - The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
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Docile
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Adjective - Easy to teach or manage
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Libation
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Noun - A drink, especially an alcoholic one
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Anathema
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Noun - A hated, repellent person or thing.
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Banter
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Noun - Teasing; playful conversation
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Castigate
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Verb - To criticize or punish for the purpose of correction
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Gauche
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Adjective - Lacking social graces; tactless
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Ignominy
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Noun - Public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
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Emaciated
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Adjective - Extremely thin; wasted away
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