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Honors 12 - List 2
Honors 12 - List 2 - Oedipus the King by Sophocles
Term | Definition |
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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 |