secular (a.) [ˋsɛkjəlɚ]
not connected with or controlledby a church or other religious authority
A secular law, rule, or code of law.
splendor (n.) /ˈsplendər/
the impressive beauty of something, often something that looks very expensive.
Three long syllables heavy with grief for the lost splendor of a city.
treatise (n.) /ˈtritɪs/
A serious book or piece of writing about a particular subject.
Aristotle, who in the fourth century B.E.C. wrote a famous treatise on tragedy.
communal (adj.) /kəˈmjun(ə)l/
Owned or used by everyone in a group, especially a group of people who live in the same building.
Such ceremonies are of course to be found in the communal life.
hymn (n.) /hɪm/
A religious song that people usually sing in churches.
A hymn of irregular meter sung after the gradual.
choral (adj.) /ˈkɔrəl/
Connected with or sung by a choir.
It was from this choral performance that tragedy and comedy developed.
prototype (n.) /ˈproʊtəˌtaɪp/
the first form of something new, made before it is produced in large quantities.
No matter how many prototype we make, we just can not get it right.
swagger (v.) [ˋswægɚ]
to walk proudly, swinging your shoulders in a way that shows you are very confident - used to show disapproval:
He swaggered over towards me.
torment (n.) [ˋtɔr͵mɛnt]
severe mental or physical suffering
She lay awakeall night in torment.
ambush (v.) [ˋæmbʊʃ]
a sudden attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them, or the place where this happens:
The soldiers were killed in an ambush.
satyr (n.) /ˈsætər/
A creature in ancient Greek stories with a man’s upper body and head and the ears, horns, and legs of a goat.
A tragic poet presented three tragedies and a satyr play.
burlesque (n.) /bɜrˈlesk/
a performance or piece of writing that makes something funny by repeating or performing it in a silly way.
A burlesque on a mythic theme.
internecine (a.) [͵ɪntɚˋnisaɪn]
internecine fighting or struggles happen between members of the same group or nation
An internecine feud among proxy holders.
trilogy (n.) /ˈtrɪlədʒi/
A series of three books, movies, or plays.
By the time this trilogy was produced.
ode (n.) /oʊd/
A poem written for or about a particular person, thing, or event.
An ode with several stanzas.
retributive (adj.) [rɪˈtrɪbjətɪv]
Of, relating to, or marked by retribution.
Compared to the retributive justice, restorative justice is a criminal treatment
capriciously (adv.) [kəˋprɪʃəslɪ]
likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way
Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.
eloquently (adv.) [ˈɛləkwəntlɪ]
In an eloquent manner; stated well.
The Furies argue eloquently.
tilt (v.) /tɪlt/
to move something so that one side is lower than the other.
Athena tilts the judges’ vote.
rest (v.) /krest/
to reach the top of something such as a hill.
Lovely and intricate, and crested with gold.
pliant (adj.) /ˈplaɪənt/
soft and changing shape when pressed;willing to be persuaded or controlled.
He wrought leg-armor out of pliant tin.
rout (n.) /raʊt/
A complete defeat of an opponent in a battle, competition, or election.
And turned the battle into a rout in which Achilles killed every Trojan that crossed his path.
implicit (a.) [ɪmˋplɪsɪt]
suggested without being directly expressed
His statement is being seen as implicit criticism of the work of research laboratories.
arbitrary (a.) [ˋɑrbə͵trɛrɪ]
not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
She married an artist with an arbitrary character.
irreconcilable (a.) [ɪˋrɛkən͵saɪləb!]
if differences or disagreements are irreconcilable, they are so great that it is not possible to settle them
We can never agree our views are irreconcilable.
endorse (v.) /ɪnˈdɔrs/
to express support for someone or something, especially in public.
Although not all readers today would endorse what sound like imperialist values.
wrath (n.) /rɑθ/
Extreme anger.
Homer presents us in The Iliad with tragic pattern of the individual will, Achilles’ wrath.
boisterous (a.)\ˈbȯi-st(ə-)rəs\
verynoisy and active in a lively way
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
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