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Iphigenia in Aulis
Vocabulary for Iphigenia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Affable | plesaently easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite (ADJ) |
| Becalmed | deprived of the wind necessary to move (ADJ) |
| Beguiled | filled with wonder and delight (ADJ) |
| Behest | a command or directive (NOUN) |
| Broods | to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy (VERB) |
| Chivalry | courtesy towards women (NOUN) |
| Compelled | to force or drive, esp. to a course of action (VERB) |
| Contemptible | Despicable, under the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless (ADJ) |
| Craven | a coward (NOUN) |
| Cunning | artfully subtle or shrewd, crafty, sly (ADJ) |
| Exhort | to urge (VERB) |
| Feigned | not genuine (VERB/ADJ) |
| Goad | a verbalization, encourage through words (NOUN) |
| Host | a vast multitude (NOUN) |
| Loiter | to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place (VERB) |
| Lot | a large number or amount (NOUN) |
| Lure | anything that attracts, entices, or allures (NOUN) |
| Plied | to work with or at diligently, employ busily, use (VERB) |
| Prophecy | the foretelling or prediction of what is to come (NOUN) |
| Prudent | wise or judicious (ADJ) |
| Relented | to become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving (VERB) |
| Renown | known for (NOUN) |
| Severed | to divide into parts, especially forcibly; cleave (VERB/ADJ) |
| Strife | vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism a quarrel, struggle, or clash (NOUN) |
| Suave | sophisticated charm (ADJ) |
| Thwart | to prevent someone from accomplishing something (VERB) |
| Zeal | great energy in pursuit for a cause or objective (NOUN) |