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Oedipus ONE
Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| votive | given, done, or offered in fulfillment of an oath or vow; dedicated |
| paean | song of praise to the gods |
| oracle | a person through whom a god is believed to speak |
| travail | painful or difficult work |
| supplicate | to ask earnestly and humbly |
| succor | to go to the aid of (one in need or distress) |
| augury | a sign of the future; omen |
| labyrinth | something extremely complicated or twisting; maze |
| forthright | going straight to the point clearly and firmly |
| purge | to get rid of |
| pilgrimage | a journey |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain; mystery or puzzle |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the body or mind |
| perdition | hell |
| craven | coward |
| inquest | official investigation |
| cognizance | knowledge |
| covert | to want, to envy |