Antigone Vocabulary Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
to smite	slice, cut, slash, chop
Noose	gag,die,squeeze
Wretches	unprivileged 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
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
to nurture	care for, rear, foster
to blight	stain, scar, pollute
Viper	snake
to transgress	misbehave, disobey, sin
Concubine	courtesan, kept woman, mistress
Anarchists	rebel, revolutionary, terrorist
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, fixed, immobile, rigid
to bode	augur, portent, promise
suppliant	one who pleads, beseeches, begs, or petitions hilt
to exonerate	clear, absolve, acquit

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