Antigone vocab

Question 1

loyal (adj.)

loyalty (noun)

Answer 1

(+) a strong feeling of support or allegiance toward someone or something

e.g. She was loyal toward her husband.

Question 2

vindication (noun)

vindicate (verb)

Answer 2

(+) to clear someone of blame or suspicion (verb)

e.g. After the truth came out, he was vindicated and all charges were dropped.

Question 3

abide (verb)

Answer 3

(+) to accept or act in accordance with a rule or law

e.g.You should abide by the speed limit so you don’t get a speeding ticket.

Question 4

lament (verb)

lamentation (noun)

Answer 4

(-) to passionately grieve (verb)
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow (noun)

e.g. The Patriot fans lamented the Pats’ loss in the Superbowl.

Question 5

principle (noun)

Answer 5

(N) a fundamental truth that is the foundation for belief or behavior

e.g. Americans believe in the principle that all people are created equally.

Question 6

brazen (adj.)

Answer 6

(-) bold and without shame

e.g. The boy looked his mother straight in the eye and told her a brazen lie.

Question 7

reverence (noun)

Answer 7

(+) a deep respect for someone or something

e.g. Thousands of people attended the fallen police officer’s funeral out of reverence.

Question 8

piety (noun)

Answer 8

(+) the quality of being deeply religious or reverent

e.g. In an act of piety, she lit a candle in the church each week for each of her loved ones that was sick.

Question 9

discern (verb)

Answer 9

(N) to perceive or recognize something

e.g. I was able to discern that my husband was angry with me because he kept giving me one-word answers.

Question 10

transgress (verb)

transgression (noun)

Answer 10

(-) to go against a law or standard; to sin

e.g. Antigone was not willing to transgress the gods’ laws by NOT burying her brother.

Question 11

abhor (verb)

Answer 11

(-) to hate

e.g. I abhor cauliflower.

Question 12

prevail (verb)

Answer 12

(+) to be victorious; to win out over

e.g. After a 15-inning game, the Red Sox prevailed over the Cleveland Indians.

Question 13

hubris (noun)

Answer 13

(-) excessive pride

e.g. Creon’s hubris led to his downfall; he thought he was more powerful than the gods.

Question 14

morality (noun)

Answer 14

(+) sense of right and wrong

e.g. Jen had a strong sense of morality and always told the truth.

Question 15

integrity (noun)

Answer 15

(+) the quality that leads someone to do the right thing even when no one is looking

e.g. Many workers snuck out of work early before their shifts were over; but Tom was full of integrity and always stayed for his full shift.