Antigone Vocabulary Flashcards
(30 cards)
Accord
Agreement; a state of harmony
Appease
To pacify; to conciliatory in a manner that satisfies principles
Augury
An omen or prophecy
Baseness
The quality of lacking higher values
Beguile
To deceive, to mislead, to persuade, with charm
Belie
To contradict, to give a false impression
Bequeath
To hand down, to give or to leave in a will
Champion
To defend or to support
Chasten
To discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior
Daunt
To intimidate, to dismay
Defile
To make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute
Grievous
Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave
Ignoble
Of lowly origin, without honor
Impel
To urge or to drive forward (usually with moral pressure)
Ingenuity
Cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness
Insolence
Insulting or contemptuous behavior
Lament
To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
Marred
Something damaged or defaced
Muse
To ponder
Piety
Devotion and reverence to God
Portent
A sign or forewarning
Rend
To tear violently, to spilt
Repress
To restrain, to hold back
Requite
To make repayment or to return
