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Antigone Vocabulary1
All the Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |