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Hamilton Chapter 1 Vocab
Vocabulary from Hamilton's Mythology text chapter 1
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Literature
11th Grade
03/01/2010

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abhor
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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
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aegis
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the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon
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ascend
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to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level
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august
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inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
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beguile
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to charm or divert
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beneficent
Definition
doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose.
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chaste
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refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
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diffuse
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v:   to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.

 

adj:   characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing; wordy.

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epithet
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any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
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firmament
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the vault of heaven; sky.
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implacable
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unable to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
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incarnate
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embodied in flesh; given a bodily, esp. a human, form
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inexorable
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not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties
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infidelity
Definition
unfaithfulness; disloyalty.
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malicious
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characterized by, or showing ill will; malevolent; spiteful:
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omniscient
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having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
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oracle
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 shrine or place at which an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess as the response of a god to an inquiry.
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pinnacle
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the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame
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pre-eminently
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eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing
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raiment
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clothing; apparel; attire.
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redoubtable
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commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or the like
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retaliation
Definition
return of like for like; reprisal; revenge
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rustic
Definition
of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural
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tranquil
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free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm
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unerring
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undeviatingly accurate throughout; not containing any error or flaw
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venerate
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to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
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wiles
Definition
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, charm or entice
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