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EgyptGilgamesh vocab
These are vocabulary words specific to our readings of The Epic of Gilgamesh
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dominion | dominance or power through legal authority. Ex: The teacher holds dominion over the classroom. |
| replenish | fill something that had previously been emptied |
| subdue | bring under control by force or authority; hold within limits and control |
| beguiled | to influence by slyness or beauty |
| enmity | hostility, hatred, or ill-will |
| transgression | an act of going against authority or doing wrong; a sin |
| deluge | a flood |
| pestilence | widespread disease or sickness |
| somber | the tone of sadness or melancholy; dark or dismal |
| ominous | seeming to threaten evil or misfortune; sinister. |