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Greek Literature: Euripides Medea Vocabulary
Match the vocabulary word to its definition.
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| retainer | a servant or slave |
| abate | to lessen or weaken, to subside |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent |
| cleave | to cut in half, separate, slash |
| whelps | offspring, litter |
| clairvoyant | psychic, telepathic, diviner |
| tedium | boredom, dreariness, monotony |
| dolt | a stupid fellow, idiot |
| pundit | one who gives opinions authoritatively; a learned person |
| adamant | firm, unyielding, inflexible |
| delude | deceive, hoodwink, fool |
| exodus | mass departure, flight |
| derision | mocking, disdain, scornful ridicule |
| toady | one who flatters in order to gain favor |
| reprisal | retaliation, payback |
| abet | assist, aid, support |
| scion | descendent, children, offspring |
| paean | a joyous song of praise or tribute |
| irrevocable | unalterable, unchangeable, can’t be revoked |
| recalcitrant | obstinate, noncompliant, unruly, disobedient |
| tirade | outburst, rant, an invective |
| revile | insult, abuse, debase, berate |
| epithet | an appellation or nickname, a descriptive phrase |
| reprobate | rascal, degenerate, miscreant, troublemaker |
| sullied | dishonored, despoiled, ruined the good name of |
| execrated | to put under a curse, to declare to be evil; |
| incredulity | disbelief, amazement, astonishment |
| glib | marked by ease and fluency |
| gloze | to gloss over or to flatter (archaic definition) |
| infallibly | without fail, unmistakably, perfectly |
| dissonant | jarring, harsh, discordant |
| supersedes | to take the place of, replace, supplant, displace |
| odious | horrible, abhorrent, repellant |
| acquiesce | to give into, to yield, submit, comply with another’s wishes |
| provident | far sighted, sagacious, planning with wisdom and vision |
| magnanimous | generous, benevolent, kindly |
| superfluous | above and beyond what is needed, excessive, surplus |
| contrite | to be filled with remorse, sorry for, repentant |
| sham | a façade, a charade, a ruse, a fake |
| ineluctably | unavoidably, inevitably, can’t be changed |
| blight | an affliction, a stain, or blot |
| ingenuous | frank, honest, candid, forthright |
| tenuous | weak, unconvincing, flimsy at best |
| derelict | abandoned, neglected |
| vacillate | to hesitate, go back and forth, fluctuate |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm ,or loss |
| mephetic | relating to mephitis: foul smelling |
| perpetuity | for eternity, without end, therein after |
| exorcise | jettison, eliminate, get rid of |
| bereft | to be without, to suffer a loss |
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