Antigone vocab Flashcards

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chorus

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A songlike where they show the moral issue

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tragedy

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A play where there’s a lot of internal and external conflict

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flaw

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where it all went wrong

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Dionysus

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god of win and fertility

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prophet

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someone who can see into the future and tell your fortune

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conflict

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not being on the same page

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decree

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an order by law

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accusation

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a charge of wrong doing

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irony

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The humor of when something does not go accordingly to how you thought

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superstitious

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mysterious, Having a belief not based on reasoning

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sated

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fully satisfied

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swagger

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to have confidence while walking

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senile

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Not thinking the same way as you used to because you’re getting old

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comprehensive

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Having a lot of something or understanding deeply

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sententiously

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your moral judgment being expressed

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lithe

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characterized by easy flexibility and grace

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insolence

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being rude and disrespectful

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waver

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Undecided between two choices or trembling, Show doubt or uncertainty

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transcends

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surpassing

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deference

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showing respect to authority