Antigone Vocabulary Terms Pt.2 Flashcards

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Malicious

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Adj. 
mean spirited (people n.)
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Earnest

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Adj.

showing sincere and intense conviction

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Somberly

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Adv.

earnestly and solemnly; in a gloomy manner

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Piety

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N.

Loyal, dutiful devotion; associated with religion

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Blasphemy

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N.

Actions or words showing contempt for God or sacred things

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Vigil

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N.

Purposeful watching and staying awake

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Dirge

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N.

Lament for the dead or a mournful song or poem

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Transgress

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V.

To disobey

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Deference

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N.

Courteous respect

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Wrath

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N.

Intense anger

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Implacable

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Adj.

Unable or unwilling to lose anger or hostility; unbending

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Gale

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N.

A very strong wind

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Untrammeled

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Adj.

not deprived, restricted, or hampered in freedom of action or expression

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Augury

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N.

Foretelling the future using signs or omens

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Entrails

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N.

The internal organs/intestines of a person or animal

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Calamity

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N.

Great misfortune resulting in immense loss and sorrow; disaster

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Recoils

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V.

Draws back, as in fear or disgust

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Trifles

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N.

Something of little value, substance, or importance

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Defile

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V.

Make dirty

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Aphorism

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N.

Short, wise, and often clever saying