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Antigone Vocab
| Vocab | Question | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| to smite | slice, | cut, slash, chop |
| to contend | compete, | vie, challenge |
| to clang | clank, | sound, reverberate |
| to marshal | assemble, | line up, organize |
| 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 |
| to quibble | equivocate, | Nitpick |
| to devise | plan, | work out, create |
| to reproach | criticize, | censure, admonish, reprimand |
| to perplex | bewilder, | confuse, confound, baffle |
| to nurture | care for, | rear, foster |
| to blight | stain, | scar, pollute |
| to transgress | misbehave, | disobey, sin |
| to revile | insult, | abuse, scorn, condemn |
| to be devoid of | lacking, | without, empty, free of |
| to ward off | protect/defend against, | defray, fight off |
| to reproach | reprimand, | accuse, rebuke |
| to bode | augur, | portent, promise |
| to exonerate | clear, | absolve, acquit |
| Noose | Lasso | |
| Wretches | miserable human | |
| Onslaught | Attack | |
| Oblivion | forgetfulness, | nothingness, stupor |
| Culprit | offender, | criminal, guilty party |
| Libations | The pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual | |
| Insolence | impudence, | disrespect, rudeness |
| Impunity | release from punishment | |
| Viper | Brute | |
| Concubine | a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married, esp, one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress | |
| Anarchists | An advocate of or a participant in anarchism | |
| Coadjutor | co-worker | |
| Assistant | Helper | |
| Promontory | outcrop, | cape, peninsula |
| Impiety | sin, | irreverence, wickedness |
| Aphorism | saying, | maxim, adage |
| Suppliant | one who pleads, | beseeches, begs, or petitions |
| Hilt | the handle of a sword or dagger | |
| Fratricidal | the killing of a brother | |
| Erstwhile | previous, | last, former |
| Pious | devout, | religious, virtuous |
| Primeval | primordial, | prehistoric, ancient |
| Static | showing little or no change |