Antigone Flashcards
Consecrate
V. To devote, make sacred; an object of honor
Bewail
V. Express distress for something or someone; lament
Beguile
V. To charm, mislead someone by trickery or flattery
Cognizant
Adj. having awareness, knowledge; perceptive
Conversant
Adj. Familiar, understand by studying; practiced; learned; skilled
Bandy
(V) trade or exchange from one to another; circulate freely
Dire
Adj. horrible; terrible; dreadful; causing great fear; suffering
Augury
(N) Ceremony or practice of an omen; the art of seeing the future; an omen
Base
Adj. Actions without moral law; below the belt; cruel
Fratricide
N. A person who kills his/hers brother
Dauntless
Adj. intrepid; fearless; bold; hero; not intimidated
Insolent
Adj. rude; brazen; disrespectful; insulting
Connive
V. To conspire secretly; plan; plot; collude
Defile
V. To make dirty, gross, broken; destroy; violate
Abhor, Abhorrent, Abhorrence
(v) to regard with extreme hate; loathe; abominate
Desecrate
V. To dishonor; defile; pollute; outrage
Oblivious
Adj. unaware; forgetful; absent-minded
Fetter
N. A chain placed anywhere on the body; shackle
V. Confine; restrain
Dutiful
Adj. doing required or expected duties; respectful; submissive
Hubris
N. Excessive self-confidence; arrogance; self-absorbed; cockiness
Sacrosanct
Adj. sacred, not to be entered; inviolable
Sovereign
N. Monarch; queen; king; the person with supreme control
Harbinger
N. A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
Prescient
Adj. knowing things or events before they happen or exist; foresight
Herald
N. A royal or official messenger that proclaims or announces on behalf of a monarch
Reverence/Revere
N. Deep respect; honor; adore; esteem; veneration
Strident
Adj. a harsh, horrible sound; degrading noise; grating
Valiant
Adj. brave; dauntless; worthy; excellent; bravery with glory
Sanctity
N. Holiness; a sacred thing; respectful
Clamorous
Adj. A loud, vigorous uproar in demands or complaints
Scorn
N. Contempt; despise; an insolent action or speech
Wretched
Adj. poor condition; dejected; afflicted; woeful; misery; sorrow; pitiable
Obstinate
Adj. talking back; stubbornly calling out someone’s opinion, argument, persuasion or entreaty
Sully
V. Tarnish; stain; blemish; contaminate
Usurp
V. To stop; hold; seize by force; no authority; take over
