English - Antigone vocab.com

perceive

become aware of through the senses

tidings

information about recent and important events

bereft

lacking or deprived of something

contumely

rude language intended to offend or hurt

hinder

be an obstacle to

scorn

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

abhor

feel hatred or disgust toward

wretched

deserving or inciting pity

deliberate

carefully thought out in advance

progeny

the immediate descendants of a person

fratricide

the murder of your sibling

solemnize

observe or perform with dignity or gravity

righteous

morally justified

prerogative

a right reserved exclusively by a person or group

connive

form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

promulgate

state or announce

whirligig

a conical child’s plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

tactitian

a person who is skilled at planning strategies

rut

a groove or furrow

prevail

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

cognizance

the state or act of having knowledge of

perpetrator

someone who commits wrongdoings

covet

wish, long, or crave for

sanction

official permission or approval

clamor

utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

acquitted

declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime

discernment

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

suffice

be adequate, either in quality or quantity

trifling

not worth considering

dutiful

willingly obedient out of a sense of respect

torrent

an overwhelming number of amount

ephemeral

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day

sojourn

a temporary stay

infatuate

arouse unreasonable love or passion in

forlorn

marked by or showing hopelessness

augury

an event indicating important things to come

dissonant

harmonically unresolved

infirmity

the state of being weak in health or body

dormant

inactive but capable of becoming active

lament

a cry of sorrow and grief

catharsis

purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

hamartia

the character flaw or error of a tragic hero

irreverence

a mental attitude showing lack of sure respect