Vocabulary List



Directions:  Define the following terms.  Where possible, I suggest using the Merriam-Webster online dictionary at http://www.m-w.com. For the identifications, you may need to visit some suggested web sites or consult an encyclopedia.  [Bolded words are standard SAT terms.]

Lesson 1 Vocab Words (Prologue, Parados, Scene/Ode 1)

1.carrion

2.meddling

3.auspicious

4.demoralize

5.furrow

6.famished

7.sated

8.anarchists

9.sententiously

10.sultry

Lesson 2 Vocab Words (Scene/Ode 2,3)

11.deflects

12.proclamation

13.edict

14.brazen

15.insolence

16.transcends

17.vengeance

18.compulsive

19.arrogance

20.somberly

Lesson 3 Vocab Words (Scene/Ode 4, 5 and Exodus)

21.deference

22.contempt

23.subordinate

24.perverse

25.absolve

26.blasphemy

27.transgress

28.augury

29.rapture

30.submission

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