Antigone vocab list 2 Flashcards
1
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Absolve
A
To free from blame or guilt
2
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Blasphemy
A
Any irrelevant or contemptuous act or remark
3
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brazen
A
like brass in color or hardness 2. Shameless
4
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citadel
A
a fort that protects a city
5
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deference
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submission to the wishes of another 2. respect, courtesy
6
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defile
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to make unclean or impure; soil
7
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dirge(s)
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a funeral hymn
8
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edict
A
an official order or decision
9
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entrails
A
the internal organs of a human or animal
10
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insolent (-lence)
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shamelessly disrespectful
11
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lament (-ation)
A
to grieve, mourn; an expression of grief
12
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malice (malicious)
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Ill- will; spite
13
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mortal
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human; not able to live forever
14
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profane
A
to treat sacred things with contempt
15
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seduce
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to persuade a person to do something wrong, or to be disobedient
