Antigone 1 Flashcards
auspicious
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
contempt
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
sentry
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
doddering
mentally or physically infirm with age
wreck
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
impassive
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
pious
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
anarchist
an advocate of the abolition of governments
perverse
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
lithe
moving and bending with ease
insolence
the trait of being rude and impertinent
stealthily
in a manner marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
discharge
remove the unbalanced electricity from
deference
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
vile
morally reprehensible