Antigone Vocab

vocabulary

Decree

Noun; formal and authoritative order

Havoc

Verb; great destruction or devastation

Ecstatic

Adjective; a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion; usually happy

Oblivion

Noun; state of being completely forgotten or unknown

Meritorious

Adjective; deserving praise, reward, esteem

Regime

Noun; a mode or system of rule or government

Atrocious

Adjective; extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal

Blithe

Adjective; joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheery

Edict

Noun; a law; decree issued by a sovereign or other authority

Adversity

Noun; condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress

Insolence

Adjective; contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech

Impiety

Noun; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; disrespectful of religion

Staunch

Adjective; firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, or loyalty

Anarchy

Noun; state of society without government or law

Eloquence

Noun; practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness

Desolate

Adjective; barren or laid waste

Accomplice

Noun; A person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing

Piety

Noun; reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations; devoted to religion

Omen

Noun; anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future.

Indiscriminate

Adjective; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.; thoughtless

Doddering

Adjective; describing someone, usually elderly, who is physically or mentally frail, shaky, or unsteady.

Tumult

Noun; enmity; violent or noisy commotion of disturbance of crowd or mob.

Lament

Verb; to express deep sorrow, regret, or grief for someone or something, often aloud

Insolent

Adjective; contemptuously rude or disrespectful behavior or speech

Rhetoric

Noun; the undue use of exaggeration; the study of the effective use of language