| ANARCHISTS | Those who reject all forms of coercive control and authority |
| APHORISM | Tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage |
| ASTRAY | Away from the right or good; straying to or into wrong or evil ways |
| AUGURY | Art, ability, or practice of making predictions |
| AUSPICIOUS | Attended by favorable circumstances |
| BARBARIC | Without civilizing influences |
| BARROW | Large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site |
| BLASPHEMY | Profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God |
| BRAWL | Noisy quarrel or fight |
| BRAY | Loud, harsh sound resembling that of a donkey |
| BRAZEN | made of brass |
| CALAMITY | Event that brings terrible loss; disaster |
| CARRION | Feeding on dead and decaying flesh |
| CITADEL | Fortress in a commanding position in or near a city |
| CLEMENT | Inclined to be lenient or merciful |
| COMPREHENSIVE | Marked by or showing extensive understanding |
| COMPULSIVE | having the capacity to exert a strong, irresistible influence on |
| CONSIDER | Think carefully about |
| CONTEMPT | Feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior |
| DECREE | Authoritative order haing the force of law |
| DEFERENCE | Yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgement of another |
| DEFLECTS | Turns aside or causes to turn aside |
| DEFY | Refuse to submit to or cooperate with |
| DEMORALIZING | Undermining the confidence or morale of; dishearten |
| DIRGES | Funeral hymns |
| DIVINERS | Those who can predict the future |
| DROWSE | To be half asleep |
| EDDY | Current of water moving against the direction of the main current |
| EDICT | Formal command |
| EMBERS | Small, glowing pieces of coal or wood, as in a dying fire |
| ENDURED | Bore with tolerance |
| ENTRAILES | Internal organs, especially the intestines |
| FOLLY | Lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight |
| GALES | Very strong winds |
| GLUT | Fill beyond capacity, especially with food |
| IMPLACABLE | Impossible please or appease |
| INSOLENCE | Rudeness or disrespect |
| LAMENTATION | Cry of sorrow and grief |
| LITHE | Marked by effortless grace |
| MARSHAL | Military officer of the highest rank in some countries |
| PERVERSE | Obstinantely persisting in an error or fault; wrongly self-willed or stubborn |
| PIETY | Quality of being pious or reverent |
| PREVAIL | To be greater in strength or influence; truimph |
| PROCLAMATION | Official, formal, public announcement |
| PROW | Forward part of a ship’s hull |
| ROUSED | Excited, as to anger or action; stirred up |
| SATED | Satified to excess |
| SENTRIES | Guards, especially soldiers posted at a given spot to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons |
| SLACKEN | Make or become less tense, taut, or firm;loosen |
| SUBORDINATE | Subject to the authority or control of another |
Antigone Vocabulary
February 15, 2020