Antigone Vocab

suppliant

a beggar

carcass

a dead body

tyranny

a form of government in which a single ruler holds absolute power

coadjutor

a helper or accomplice

edict

a law or command

culprit

a person guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

pomp

a showy display; a spectacle

viper

a snake

oblivion

a state of forgetfulness or ignorance

mattock

a tool used for digging

aphorism

a wise saying

reproaches

accusations; criticisms

onslaught

an attack or assault

venture

an endeavor; a task

marshaled

assembled, gathered

nurslings

babies still being nursed by their mother

blithe

carefree; unconcerned

petrifying

changing into stone or a hard substance

decreed

commanded, ordered

contentious

controversial; argumentative

valor

courage, bravery

carrion

decaying animal flesh

bereft

deprived

base

dishonorable; immoral

devoid

empty

girt

encircled; surrounded

impunity

freedom from blame or responsibility

prudence

good judgement

brandished

held or waved(an object) in a showy or threatening way

promontories

high, rocky pieces of land that jut out into the sea

ravenous

hungry, greedy

per se

in and of itself; essentially

libations

liquid offerings used in religious rituals

unperplexed

not confused; clear-headed

brood

offspring

seer

one who sees the future; a prophet

anarchrists

people who revolt against laws or government

fratricidal

relating to the act of killing one's own brother or sister

pious

religious, devout

vengeance

revenge, punishment

insolent

rude; disrespectful

precepts

rules, laws

barbaric

savage; hostile

summoning

sending for; calling upon

exile

separation from one's country as a form of punishment

smiting

striking; inflicting pain

obstinacy

stubbornness

hearten

to cheer up

exonerate

to clear of blame or responsibility

denounce

to condemn or criticize

affirm

to confirm; to acknowlegde

revile

to insult or abuse

bode

to predict or foretell

assert

to state with force

succumb

to surrender or give in

override

to take priority over

barter

to trade goods or services as a method of payment

unhallowed

unholy; evil

defiled

violated; contaminated

languishing

weakening; wasting away

infamous

well known for something bad