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Oedipus Vocab

Oedipus and Antigone Vocabulary

WordDefinition
Venerable Respectable; respective
Blight Cause of frustration; ruin or plague
Malign Evil; harmful
Succor Help; relief
Piteous Pathetic
Tarries To delay; be tardy
Vengeance Infliction of injury; harm; trouble; revenge
Brazen Insolent; shameless
Rue To feel sorrow over; regret
Suborned Commit perjury; bribed; tricked; forced
Nuptial Marriage
Reproach Blame; disgrace
Augur Prophet
Foreboding Expectations of evil; misfortunes
Palpable Readily or plainly seen
Repose Period of rest or peace
Forbear Refrain; abstain; hold back
Absolve Pronounce clear of guilt; forgive
Misgivings Doubt
Renowned celebrated; well-known; famous
Hapless Luckless; unfortunate
Ensanguined Covered in blood, bloodied
Respite Delay; rest period
Impious Disrespectful of religion
Fount Source; origin
Deign To lower ones dignity to do something of low status
Wholly Entirely; completely
Revere Respect; worship
Piety Reverence; devotion; respect for god
Presage Foreshadowing; omen; prediction
Parricide To murder a relative
Entreaty Request; petition; plea
Contriving Plan; devising; plotting
Baneful Deadly; destructive; miserable; ruiness; hateful
Chide Express disapproval; harass; scold
Stead Replace someone
Supplicate Pray; beg
Enjoin To order; to command; to direct
Rankling Festering; getting worst; irritating
Infamies Evil, bad actions
Former Occurring earlier; previous
Wherefore Why
Oracle Prophecy; prediction
Implore Besiege; entreat; to beg
Chide Express disapproval; harass; scold
Vex V. to annoy someone; to anger someone
Suppliants Petitioners
Created by: smaldont
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