Antigone Vocabulary
For each of the following word groups, cross out the word(s) whose meaning is different from the meanings of the
Words to Own in boldface and the other words. Use the dictionary as needed.
1. repulse
repel
reinstate
drive back
2. satisfied
filled
sated
desired
3. strut
swagger
slur
walk arrogantly
4. all-encompassing
exclusive
inclusive
comprehensive
5. senile
dying
mentally impaired
deteriorating
6. moralizing
sententiously
tritely
sedately
7. pliable
rigid
lithe
flexible
8. reverence
disrespect
impertinence
insolence
9. show doubt
vacillate
waver
decide
10. transcends
surpasses
transpires
exceeds
For each of the following, write the new word that most nearly is a synonym for the words below. Write the
vocabulary word on the blank.
11. devotion
12. disaster
13. draws back
14. evil
15. great anger
16. make dirty
17. respect
18. soberly
19. violate limits
20. a wakeful watch
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Antigone Vocabulary Using Prior Knowledge and Context Clues
Directions: Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use any
clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the bold words
means. Lines 1081-1350
Lines 1144-1145 (1). Men who put their stubbornness on show invite accusations of stupidity.
Educated Guess:______________________________________________________
Definition:___________________________________________________________
My educated guess was accurate according to this scale:
3 (exact)
2 (nearly exact)
1 (inaccurate)
Lines 1224-1226 (2). And so destroying avengers wait fro you, Furies of Hades and the gods, who’ll see you
caught up in this wickedness.
Educated Guess: ______________________________________________________
Definition: ___________________________________________________________
My educated guess was accurate according to this scale:
3 (exact)
2 (nearly exact)
1 (inaccurate)
Lines 1333-1335 (3). We pray to Pluto and to Hecate, goddess of the road, for their good will and to restrain their
rage.
Educated Guess: _______________________________________________________
Definition: ____________________________________________________________
My educated guess was accurate according to this scale:
3 (exact)
2 (nearly exact)
1 (inaccurate)
Please match the following definitions to their words below. These words will appear in your reading.
Tragedy
A
Decree
B
Contempt
C
Definition
To interfere, to involve yourself inappropriately in others’
business
movement in a stream of air, water, or other fluid where the
current causes a mini-whirlwind or whirlpool
Unable to be compared, having no equal
Carrion
D
the highest point or level
Mourn
E
To awaken or stir someone from inactivity
Traitor
F
Deep respect or honor
Meddle
G
a shocking or sad event; disaster
Eddy
H
an irreverent act or remark
Rouse
I
dead and rotten flesh; anything vile
Auspicious
J
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
Crest
K
Bray
L
the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that
he considers worthless or despicable; scorn
Favorable, fortunate
Reverence
M
to father
Matchless
N
intense anger
Counsel (n)
O
To grieve or lament for the dead.
lithe
P
an expression of grief
blasphemy
Q
sires
wrath
lamentation
R
S
T
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force
of law
Advice or helpful a suggestion
A loud, harsh sound
easily graceful; limber
Letter
Using the words you just matched to definitions, please create 8 sentences below. Each sentence should
use a vocabulary word and include context clues to indicate its meaning.
**Underline the vocabulary word.