Antigone Vocab Flashcards

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Promulgate

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To make known by open declaration; to proclaim formally

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Ignominious

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Discreditable, humiliating

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Interdict

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A prohibitory act or decree of a court or administrative office

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Flout

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To treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt

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Resplendent

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Shining brilliantly , gleaming, splendid

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Vicissitudes

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A change or variation occurring in the course of something

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Edict

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A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority

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Injunction

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A judicial process or order requiring the person to whom it is directed to do a particular act or refrain from doing a particular act

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Labyrinthine

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Complicated, torturous

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Nullify

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To render or declare legally void or inoperative

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Complicity

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The state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing

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Providence

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The foreseeing care of god or nature over the creatures of the earth

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Sedition

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Incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government

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Insolent

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Boldly rude or disrespectful

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time; short-lived

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Dirge

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A funeral song that expresses mourning

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Mete

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To distribute or apportion by measure; to allot

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Capricious

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Erratic; changeable

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Venerable

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Worthy of reverence

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Supplicate

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To pray humbly; to make a humble plea