Antigone Vocabulary Flashcards
Anarchist
A person who advocates/promotes against the government
Antistrophe
The second section of an ancient Greek choral ode of one division of it
Aphorism
A pithy observation that contains a general truth (“ain’t broken, don’t fix it”)
Auspicious
conducive to success; favorable
Carrion
Decaying of flesh of dead animals
Chorus
(in ancient Greek tragedy) a group of performers who comment on action, typically speaking and moving together
Comprehensive
Complete; Including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something
Contempt
The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn
Demoralize
Causes someone to lose confidence or hope; dispirit
Doddering
Moving in a feeble or unsteady way, especially because of old age
Eddy
A circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool
Famished
Extremely hungry
Inexhaustible
(Of an amount or supply of something) unable to bee used up because existing in abundance
Intolerable
Unable to be endured
Malicious
Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm
Ode
Lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and writing in varied or irregular meter
Piety
The quality of being religious
Reverence
Deep respect for someone or something
Strophe
The first section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it
Subordinate
Treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else
