Antigone Vocabulary Study Guide

A set of 20 practice flashcards for the Antigone vocabulary quiz, providing definitions for the terms listed in the student's study guide.

accursed

Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune; under a curse.

affirmed

Stated as a fact or asserted strongly and publicly.

anarchist

A person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power.

Aphorism

A concise statement of a principle or a pithy observation that contains a general truth.

barbaric

Savagely cruel or exceedingly brutal; primitive and unsophisticated.

barter

The act of trading goods or services for other goods or services without using money.

bereft

Deprived of or lacking something, especially a non-material asset.

blithe

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference that is often considered callous.

carcass

The dead body of an animal.

carrion

The decaying flesh of dead animals.

libations

Drink offerings poured out as a ritual to a deity or in honor of the dead.

entombed

Placed in a tomb, buried, or trapped underground.

devoid

Entirely lacking or empty of something.

contentious

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

succumb

To fail to resist pressure, temptation, or an overpowering force.

denounce

To publicly declare something to be wrong or evil.

impunity

Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.

Tyranny

Cruel and oppressive government or rule by a single absolute power.

pronouncement

A formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.

exonerate

To clear from accusation or blame; to absolve from a fault or wrongdoing.