Antigone Vocabulary 1

Piety(noun) Piedad

A belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence. When the killer prayed before his execution, he shocked everyone with his act of piety.

Heedful(adjective) Atento

Taking heed; attentive; mindful. Give him heedful note.

Ingenuity (noun) Ingenio

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive. The wise hunter had the ingenuity to survive in the forest for three days without any camping supplies.

Belies(verb) Desmentir

To show (something) to be false or wrong. My mother belies to people .

Insolence(noun) Insolencia

Rude and disrespectful behavior. Yesterday, I punished my daughter for speaking to me in an insolent tone.

Inviolate(adjective) Inviolado

Free or safe from injury or violation. When a person killed to another person.

Woe (noun) Afliccion

Great sorrow or distress. She may have found a remedy to her financial woes.

Ignoble (adjective) Innoble

Not honorable in character or purpose. Frank was a greedy man who had only ignoble motives when he helped the young heiress.

Bequeath(verb) Legar

Pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else. Ana her death, my aunt plans to bequeath me her china collection.

Edifying (adjective) Edificante

Providing moral or intellectual instruction. The teacher hoped her speech about good citizenship would edify her students and encourage them to contribute to their communities.