Antigone Part 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief

Answer 1

Abjure

Question 2

Righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout

Answer 2

Piety

Question 3

Sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Answer 3

Bereft

Question 4

Overcome or allay

Answer 4

Quell

Question 5

Worthy of adoration or reverence

Answer 5

Sublime

Question 6

Inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others

Answer 6

Submissive

Question 7

Cause to separate and go in different directions

Answer 7

Dissipate

Question 8

Wish, long, or crave for

Answer 8

Covet

Question 9

Discretion in practical affairs

Answer 9

Prudence

Question 10

Keep company with

Answer 10

Consort

Question 11

Something causing misery or death

Answer 11

Bane

Question 12

Extremely wicked, deeply criminal

Answer 12

Heinous

Question 13

Assistance in time of difficulty

Answer 13

Succor

Question 14

Powerful

Answer 14

Puissant

Question 15

A feeling of evil to come

Answer 15

Presentiment

Question 16

An event indicating important things to come

Answer 16

Augury

Question 17

Find repugnant

Answer 17

Abominate

Question 18

Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Answer 18

Obstinate

Question 19

Seize and take control without authority

Answer 19

Unsurp

Question 20

Impervious to moral persuasion

Answer 20

Impenitent

Question 21

Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Answer 21

Contrite

Question 22

Ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

Answer 22

Supplicate

Question 23

Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

Answer 23

Discreet

Question 24

Violent agitation

Answer 24

Tumult

Question 25

A rebuke for making a mistake

Answer 25

Chastisement