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Antigone Vocab

TermDefinition
decree an official order issued by a legal authority
carrion decaying flesh of dead animals
meddling interfering with something that isn't of one's concern
marshalled to arrange properly / array for battle
swagger to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
eddy a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion / unpopular opinion
sated to satisfy / fill up
auspicious favored by fortune, promising success
pious deeply and devotedly religious
internment the act of burial
reverent deeply respectful
treadle a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine / to use a treadle
brazen shameless or impudent, bold or rude
qualm an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct / uneasy sensation
promontory a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast
gridiron a utensil consisting of parallel metal bars on which to broil meat or other food.
insolence contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
piety devout fulfillment of religious obligations
deference respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
beseech to implore urgently to make urgent appeal
dirge a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
panegyric a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing formal or elaborate praise
transgress to violate a law, command, moral code, to sin
implacable not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
mitigate to lessen in force or intensity
atone to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender
renege to go back on one's word
skirl to shriek any shrill sound
citadel any strongly fortified place; stronghold.
inexorable unreasonable, unstoppable, not to be pacified
execrate to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.
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