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Antigone Vocab
Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to smite | slice, cut, slash, chop (verb) |
| Noose | a tie, a bond, snare (noun) |
| Wretches | Unhappy people, unfortunate people, miserable people (noun) |
| to contend | compete, vie, challenge (verb) |
| to clang | clank, sound, reverberate (verb) |
| Onslaught | onset, assault, attack (vigorous) (noun) |
| to marshal | assemble, line up, organize(verb) |
| oblivion | forgetfulness, nothingness, stupor (noun) |
| fratricidal | the killing of a brother (adj) |
| erstwhile | previous, last, former (adj) |
| to mangle | crush, mash, contort, twist (verb) |
| to prevail | triumph, succeed, overcome (verb) |
| to revere | admire, respect, be in awe of, worship (verb) |
| to deviate | diverge, move away, stray, depart (verb) |
| to babble | jabber, talk nonsense (verb) |
| culprit | offender, criminal, guilty party (noun) |
| to quibble | equivocate, nitpick (verb) |
| to devise | plan, work out, create (verb) |
| to reproach | criticize, censure, admonish, reprimand (verb) |
| to perplex | bewilder, confuse, confound, baffle (verb) |
| Libations | drinking intoxicating beverage, pouring of a liquid as a religious ritual, pouring (noun) |
| insolence | impudence, disrespect, rudeness (noun) |
| impunity | exemption from punishment (noun) |
| to nurture | care for, rear, foster (verb) |
| to blight | stain, scar, pollute (verb) |
| Viper | venomous old world snakes, snakes belonging o the damily Viperidae with venom conducting fans (erectile)(noun) |
| to transgress | misbehave, disobey, sin (verb) |
| Concubine | a woman used for sexual purposes, a woman who cohabits with a man whom she isn’t married to, a secondary wife, (noun) |
| Anarchists | an advocate or a participant in anarchism (noun) |
| to revile | insult, abuse, scorn, condemn (verb) |
| to be devoid of | lacking, without, empty, free of (verb) |
| to ward off | protect/defend against, defray, fight off (verb) |
| coadjutor | co-worker, assistant (noun) |
| promontory | outcrop, cape, peninsula (noun) |
| impiety | sin, irreverence, wickedness (noun) |
| pious | devout, religious, virtuous (adj) |
| primeval | primordial, prehistoric, ancient (adj) |
| aphorism | saying, maxim, adage (noun) |
| to reproach | reprimand, accuse, rebuke (verb) |
| Static | fixed, stationary condition, showing little or no change (adj) |
| to bode | augur, portent, promise (verb) |
| suppliant | one who pleads, beseeches, begs, or petitions (noun) |
| hilt | the handle of a sword, dagger or another weapon (noun) |
| to exonerate | clear, absolve, acquit (verb) |
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