Antigone Vocabulary Quiz

25 vocabulary words from Antigone

sententiously

in a self-righteous or pompously moralizing manner

anarchist

a person who opposes government and laws

senile

failing in physical or mental capabilities because of old age

recoils

draws back

auspicious

encouraging or favorable

perverse

turned away from what is right or good

repulse

to drive back

waver

to shift back and forth or be indecisive

lamentation

an expression of grief

transcends

goes beyond or surpasses

calamity

a disaster or tragedy

vigil

wakefulness or watchful attention

malicious

hateful or intending harm

swagger

a display of confidence, often excessive

comprehensive

all-inclusive

sated

filled up or completely satisfied

insolence

boldness or disrespect

wrath

extreme anger

transgress

to violate a law

somberly

in a darkly serious manner

lithe

flexible and slender

impassively

without emotion

reverence

deep respect or a high opinion of something

contempt

disdain or disrespect

deference

respectful obedience or compliance