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Antigone Vocabulary1
All the Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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to smite | slice, cut, slash, chop |
Noose | gag, die, squeeze |
Wretches | underprivileged, underdog |
to contend | compete, vie, challenge |
to clang | clank, sound, reverberate |
Onslaught | assault, onset, attempt, offense |
to marshal | assemble, line up, organize |
oblivion | forgetfulness, nothingness, stupor (blackness, darkness, eclipse, emptiness) |
fratricidal | the killing of a brother |
erstwhile | previous, last, former |
to mangle | crush, mash, contort, twist |
to prevail | triumph, succeed, overcome |
to revere | admire, respect, be in awe of, worship |
to deviate | diverge, move away, stray, depart |
to babble | jabber, talk nonsense |
culprit | offender, criminal, guilty party |
to quibble | equivocate, nitpick |
to devise | plan, work out, create |
to reproach | criticize, censure, admonish, reprimand |
to perplex | bewilder, confuse, confound, baffle |
Libations | drink, gift, offering, sacrifice |
insolence | impudence, disrespect, rudeness |
impunity | exemption, immunity |
to nurture | care for, rear, foster |
to blight | stain, scar, pollute |
Viper | asp, adder, cobra |
to transgress | misbehave, disobey, sin |
Concubine | kept woman, courtesan, mistress |
Anarchists | agitator, malcontent, rebel, revolutionary |
to revile | insult, abuse, scorn, condemn |
to be devoid of | lacking, without, empty, free of |
to ward off | protect/defend against, defray, fight off |
coadjutor | co-worker, assistant |
promontory | outcrop, cape, peninsula |
impiety | sin, irreverence, wickedness |
pious | devout, religious, virtuous |
primeval | primordial, prehistoric, ancient |
aphorism | saying, maxim, adage |
to reproach | reprimand, accuse, rebuke |
Static | constant, immobile, inactive, passive, stable, stagnant, unmoving |
to bode | augur, portent, promise |
suppliant | one who pleads, beseeches, begs, or petitions |
hilt | butt, bottom, edge, shank, stock |
to exonerate | clear, absolve, acquit |