1. 10 th grade Oedipus Vocabulary Mrs. Leach’s

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

3. 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.

4. 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  **

5. 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  **

6. 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

7. 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  **

8. 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  **

9. 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  **

10. 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  **

11. 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  **

12. 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  * *

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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