Antigone vocab

Promulgation 191

the act of making a law or decree known, or formally putting it into effect, by public declaration

Unsepulchered

not buried or entombed

Interdict

an authoritative prohibition.

Caparisoned 196

(of a horse) be decked out in rich decorative coverings.

Fulminant 196

(of a disease or symptom) severe and sudden in onset.

Vicissitude 198

a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Recompense 198

make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.

Mattock 202

an agricultural tool shaped like a pickax, with an adze and a chisel edge as the ends of the head.

Suborn 203

bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury.

Doddering 203

moving in a feeble or unsteady way, especially because of old age.

Bairn 209

a child

Foment 223

instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).

Reprobate 224

an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately).

Loggerhead 224

a foolish person.

Trollop 224

a woman who has many casual sexual encounters or relationships.

Augury

a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.

Portent

a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.

Obsequies

funeral rites

Filicidal 250

relating to filicide (the killing of one's son or daughter.

Dirge 250

a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.

Piety 252

the quality of being religious or reverent.