10 th grade Oedipus Vocabulary Mrs. Leach’s

Vocabulary Words 1. Auspicious 2. Defiled 3. Edict 4. Lithe 5. Sated 6. Compulsive 7. Dirge 8. Lamentation 9. Perverse 10. Transgression

Lamentation Definition: The act or instance of lamenting (mourning out loud). Synonyms: groan, howl, keen, lament, moan, wailgroanhowlkeenlamentmoanwail Antonyms: exultation, rejoicingexultationrejoicing Click Here -  EXAMPLE: EXTREME TREE HUGGERS LAMENTING THE DEATH OF TREESClick Here -  EXAMPLE: EXTREME TREE HUGGERS LAMENTING THE DEATH OF TREES. Sentence: The lamentation of the tree huggers filled the forest.

Auspicious Definition: Attended by good fortune. Synonyms: hopeful, bright, encouraging, fairhopefulbrightencouragingfair Antonyms: bleak, dark, depressing, desperatebleakdarkdepressingdesperate Sentence: Dorothy took the rainbow as an auspicious sign that she would be lucky. Click here for video  **

Defiled Definition: to make unclean or impure. Synonyms: befoul, defile, foul, poison, pollutebefouldefilefoulpoisonpollute Antonyms: clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, distillclarifycleancleansecleardistill Sentence: The waitress tripped and spilled the entire tray of food. She defiled the man’s dinner. Click here for video  **

Edict Definition: An order issued publically by an authority. Synonyms: decree, ruling, warning Antonyms: appeal, entreaty, petition, pleaappealentreatypetitionplea Sentence: The Prince issued an edict that Romeo was banished to Mantua. Click here for video  1:10:471:10:47

Lithe Definition: able to bend easily without breaking Synonyms: flexible, limber, pliable Antonyms: inflexible, rigid, stiff, unyielding Sentence: In order to make the U.S. Olympic team, Gymnasts must have a lithe body, or some of their training would be impossible. Click here for video  **

Sated Definition: having one's appetite completely satisfied. Synonyms: replete, satiate, satiated, stuffedrepletesatiatesatiatedstuffed Antonyms: famished, hungry, starved, starvingfamishedhungrystarvedstarving Sentence: The sated baby fell instantly asleep. Click here for video  **

Compulsive Definition: caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge. Synonyms: driven, impulsive, obsessivedrivenimpulsiveobsessive Antonyms: unforced, voluntary, willfulunforcedvoluntarywillful Sentence: The man was compulsive about cleanliness. Click here for video  **

Dirge Definition: a composition expressing one's grief over a loss (usually a song). Synonyms: elegy, requiem, “taps”elegyrequiem Sentence: They played a dirge at the memorial for the soldiers with bagpipes. Click here for video  **

Perverse Definition: not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation. Synonyms: inopportune, inappropriate, untimely Antonyms: pure, uncorrupt Sentence: The boy drew a perverse cartoon of his teacher as a nerd. Click here for video  **

Transgression Definition: a breaking of a moral or legal code. Synonyms: breach, crime, error Antonyms: blameless, virtue, righteousness Sentence: The Gnomes apologized for their transgression against their neighbor’s flowerbed. Click here for video  * *

Oedipus Vocabulary Part II List 1. civic 2. folly 3. rash 4. conscious 5. mocked 6. summons 7. immortal 8. roused 9. pious 10. brazen

Civic Definition: [SIV ik] adj. relating to a city or citizens; public. Synonyms: civil - urban - municipal - civilian - Sentence: The mayor says it is our civic responsibility to keep our town clean. VIDEO

folly Definition: [FAH lee] n. foolishness; lack of sense. Synonym: foolishness - silliness - foolery - nonsense – madness Sentence: It would have been folly for Justin Bieber not to have practiced before playing. VIDEO

rash Definition: [RASH] adj. hasty and careless. Synonyms: reckless - thoughtless - unadvised – Sentence: The soccer player made a rash choice because he was running out of time. VIDEO

conscious Definition: [KAHN shuhs] adj. Done with awareness; mindful. Synonyms: awareness - sense - mind - knowledge Sentence: I knew her decision was conscious because she told me her reasons. VIDEO

mocked Definition: [MAHKD] v. made fun of; ridiculed. Synonyms: to tease Sentence: We mocked the man for pretending to be an expert dancer and singer. VIDEO

summons Definition: [SUM uhnz] v. calls or sends for. Synonym: call - subpoena - citation – invitation Sentence: Zeus rarely summons Hades to join him on Mount Olympus with the rest of the gods. VIDEO

immortal Definition: [I MAWR tuhl] adj. living forever. Synonym: everlasting, never dying, gods Sentence: The gods of Greek mythology are immortal because they never die. VIDEO

roused Definition: [ROWZD] v. stirred up action. Synonym: to become active, to awaken. Sentence: The exciting speech by Tim Tebow roused a lot of enthusiasm for the second half of the game. VIDEO

pious Definition: [PYE uhs] adj. showing religious feeling. Synonym: devout - godly - prayerful – devotional Sentence: His head was bowed in a pious way to God after every game. VIDEO

brazen Definition: [BRAY zuhn] adj. showing no shame, bold. Synonym: - impudent - shameless Sentence: The robber was so brazen that he broke into cars in broad daylight. VIDEO