| A | B |
| Carrion | Flesheating |
| Sated | Satisfied |
| Anarchists | Those who disrespect laws or rules |
| Sententiously | Pointed; expressing much in a few words |
| Sultry | Oppressively hot or moist; Inflamed |
| Transcends | Goes above and beyond limits; exceeds |
| Deference | A yielding in thought |
| Vile | Extremely disgusting |
| Piety | Holiness; respect for the divine |
| Blasphemy | Disrespectful speech or action concerning God |
| Lamentation | An expression of grief; weeping |
| Chorister | A member of a chorus |
| Choragos | Leader of the chorus |
| Prologue | Uses one or two characters to provide the background for the story |
| Parados | Uses a chorus to set the story's mood & tone |
| Episodes | Scenes that move the plot through action and dialogue |
| Ode | Ends each scene & points out some truths or points out the meaning of some events to establish the play's tone |
| Sophocles | A great playwright who died before the fall of Athen's glory |
| Ismene | Antigone's sister |
| Hubris | Pride |