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Honors 12 - List 2
Honors 12 - List 2 - Oedipus the King by Sophocles
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cognizance | conscious knowledge and recognition; awareness |
| disparagement | a manner of speaking that slights or disrespects |
| pestilence | usually a fatal, epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague |
| plight | an unfortunate situation |
| sovereignty | royal rank, authority, power |
| besiege | to surround with hostile forces |
| dispel | to rid one’s mind of something; to drive away by scattering |
| entwine | to twist together |
| abominable | detestable; loathsome |
| lamentable | sorrowful; deplorable and pitiable |
| solicitous | anxious, full of desire; eager |