Antigone Vocab

n. an observation that contains a general truth

• aphorism

• catharsis

• edict

• hubris

adj. shameless; bold

• sated

• vile

• brazen

• rash

n. a cleansing or release of emotions (particularly negative, sad emotions)

• deference

• contempt

• lamentation

• catharsis

n. scorn; the attitude of someone who looks down on something or someone else

• catharsis

• contempt

• lamentation

• deference

n. a yielding to the ideas, wishes, and so on of another

• catharsis

• contempt

• deference

• edict

v. to turn or make go to one side

• deflect

• waver

n. a public order; decree

• hubris

• aphorism

• edict

• deference

n. a tragic or fatal flaw which often causes one's own undoing

• hubris

• deference

• edict

• piety

n. expression of grief; weeping

• piety

• catharsis

• edict

• lamentation

n. loyalty and devotion to family, the divine, or some other object of respect

• hubris

• piety

• lamentation

• aphorism