antigone vocab 2

absolve

set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility

astray

away from the correct path or direction

blasphemy

the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk

brawl

a rough or noisy fight or quarrel

brazen

bold and without shame

calamity

an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress: a disaster

deference

humble submission and respect

lamentation

the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

perverse

showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable

piety

the quality of being religious or reverent

prevail

prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious

stubborn

having or showing dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so

subordinate

a person under the authority or control of another within an organization

vile

extremely unpleasant

wretched

in a very unhappy or unfortunate state