Antigone Flashcards
Carrion
(n.) dead and decaying flesh
Decree
(n.) an authoritative order having the force of the law
Yield
(v) to give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede
Consider
(v) to think carefully about
Roused
(v) to excite, as to anger or action; to stir up
Eddy
(n) current of water moving against the direction of the main current
Marshal
(n) military officer of the highest rank in some countries
Sated
(v) to satisfy to excess
Bray
(n) a loud, harsh sound resembling that of a donkey
swagger
(v) to walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air; strut
heed
(v) to pay attention to
Piety
(n) holiness or devotion
Pinion
(n) feather
unsepulchered
(adj) not buried
wrought
(adj) produced; carefully formed