English Middterm Vocabulary Def!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Majestic

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Greatly impressive in appearance.

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Revere

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To treat somebody with deep respect.

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Ravenous

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Very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification.

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Bier

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A stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed; also : a coffin together with its stand

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Shroud

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Something that covers, screens, or guards

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Suppliant

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Humbly imploring

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Interred

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To deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb

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Brusque

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Blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness

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Barrow

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A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead : tumulus

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Brooding

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To sit on or incubate

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Bereft

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Deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something.

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Recoiled

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To fall back under pressure.

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Sturdy

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Firmly built or constituted

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Mourning

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A period of time during which signs of grief are shown

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Dazzle

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To lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light.

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Tint

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A usually slight or pale coloration

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Gruffly

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being deep and harsh : hoarse <a gruff voice>

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Plight

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A tough or difficult situation.

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Cauldron

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A large kettle or boiler

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Scarlet

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scarlet cloth or clothes

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Enquire

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to make a search or investigation

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Indignant

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Feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

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Prosperous

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To be rich or wealthy.

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Dirges

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Asong or hymn of grief or lamentation; especially : one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites

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Sullen

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Showing irritations or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.

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Glorious

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Possessing or deserving glory

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Brazen

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Sounding harsh and loud like struck brass

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Gallant

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Courteously and elaborately attentive especially to ladies

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Rampart

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a protective barrier

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Hero

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one who shows great courage,the central figure in an event, period, or movement.

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Threshold Guardian

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On a deeper psychological level, threshold guardians represent our internal demons. Their function is not necessarily to stop the hero but to test if he or she is really determined to accept the challenge of change.

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Evil Incarnate

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The hero's worst challenge pure wickedness in human form.

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Mentor

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A wise guide for the hero.

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Talisman

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A good luck charm.

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Archetypes

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People or situations that keep showing up in different stories.

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Myth

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a traditional or legendary story, esp. one that involves gods and heroes and explains a cultural practice or natural phenomenon.

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Legend

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a story coming down from the past; especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable

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Epic

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a novel, film, etc., resembling or suggesting an epic.

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Atonement

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Reparation for an offense or injury.

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Dramatic Irony

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irony derived from the audience's understanding of a speech or a situation not grasped by the characters in a dramatic piece.

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Epic Smile

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A smile that streches over many lines.

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Allegory

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the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions

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Hubris

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exaggerated pride or self-confidence

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Catharsis

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A sudden release of emotions cleansing of the soul.

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Revelation

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When the hero learns something valuable.

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The Call

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The invitation to the heros journey.

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Tragic Flaw

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A defect in the heros character.

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Tragedy

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a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man

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Perception

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a capacity for comprehension

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Passion

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a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept

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Chorus

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Its a group of men who represent the citizens of Thebes. They are saying what the citizens are thinking.

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Epithet

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A short phrase in the characters name.

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Plagiarism

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the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author

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Euphemism

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the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.

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Gaped

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to open the mouth wide.

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Defiled

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to corrupt the purity or perfection of

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Vestibule

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a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building

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Seething

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intensely hot : boiling

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Atrocity

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the quality or state of being

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Feeble

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Lacking physical strength as a result of age or illness.

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Filial

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A childs relationship with his parent or family.

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Pension

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a fixed sum paid regularly to a person

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Cumbersome

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Hard to manage because of size,shape or weight.

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Fastidious

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Difficult to please demanding.

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Agile

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marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace .

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Boisterously

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noisly turbulent or exuberant.

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Placid

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serenely free of interruption or disturbance .

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Inter

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To bury someone.

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Piously

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marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship .

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Plunder

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steal goods from (typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.

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Arduous

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requiring difficult, har work.

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Tragic Fall

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hero loses everything because of his tragic flaw.