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  1. putrid
    in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
    Then we sat down on rising ground up wind,
    to escape the body’s putrid rotting stench.
  2. endure
    face and withstand with courage
    We shut our mouths
    and just endured this scourge sent from the gods.
  3. scourge
    something causing misery or death
    We shut our mouths
    and just endured this scourge sent from the gods.
  4. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
    She was shrieking—
    a distressing painful cry, just like a bird
    who’s seen an empty nest, its fledglings gone.
  5. tribute
    something given or done as an expression of esteem
    She lifted up
    a finely made bronze jug and then three times
    poured out her tributes to the dead.
  6. interrogate
    pose a series of questions to
    Creon turns to interrogate Antigone.
  7. mortal
    a human being
    I did not think
    anything which you proclaimed strong enough
    to let a mortal override the gods
    and their unwritten and unchanging laws.
  8. override
    reject or overturn a decision or an argument
    I did not think
    anything which you proclaimed strong enough
    to let a mortal override the gods
    and their unwritten and unchanging laws.
  9. passionate
    having or expressing strong emotions
    It’s clear enough
    the spirit in this girl is passionate—
    her father was the same.
  10. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
    She has no sense
    of compromise in times of trouble.
  11. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
    But you should know the most obdurate wills
    are those most prone to break.
  12. prone
    having a tendency
    But you should know the most obdurate wills
    are those most prone to break.
  13. temper
    bring to a desired consistency by heating and cooling
    The strongest iron
    tempered in the fire to make it really hard—
    that’s the kind you see most often shatter.
  14. tempestuous
    characterized by violent emotions or behavior
    I’m well aware the most tempestuous horses
    are tamed by one small bit.
  15. insolent
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
    This girl here was already very insolent
    in contravening laws we had proclaimed.
  16. summon
    ask to come
    Go summon her here.
  17. attendant
    someone who waits on or takes care of the needs of another
    Exit attendants into the palace to fetch Ismene.
  18. hatch
    devise or invent
    When people hatch their mischief in the dark
    their minds often convict them in advance,
    betraying their treachery.
  19. mischief
    reckless or malicious behavior causing annoyance in others
    When people hatch their mischief in the dark
    their minds often convict them in advance,
    betraying their treachery.
  20. treachery
    an act of deliberate betrayal
    When people hatch their mischief in the dark
    their minds often convict them in advance,
    betraying their treachery.
  21. glorify
    praise or honor
    How I despise
    a person caught committing evil acts
    who then desires to glorify the crime.
  22. flush
    turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
    From her forehead a cloud casts its shadow
    down across her darkly flushing face—
    and drops its rain onto her lovely cheeks.
  23. lurk
    wait in hiding to attack
    You there—you snake lurking in my house,
    sucking out my life’s blood so secretly.
  24. mock
    treat with contempt
    If I am mocking you, it pains me, too.
  25. envy
    feel desirous of another's advantages
    Save yourself. I won’t envy your escape.
  26. judgment
    the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
    Some people may approve of how you think—
    others will believe my judgment’s good.
Created on Tue Jun 04 15:27:52 EDT 2019 (updated Thu Jun 06 11:24:09 EDT 2019)

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