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oedipus v0cab
20 vocab words from Oedipus Rex
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| regicide | n. murder of a monarch |
| disdain | n. extreme contempt or disgust for someone or something |
| duplicity | n. fact of being deceptive, dishonest or misleading |
| decrepit | adj. worn-out by old age |
| infamy | n. disgrace of somebody's reputation caused by an infamous act or behavior |
| insolence | act of an agressive lack of respect in speech or behavior |
| prudent | adj. having good sense in dealing with practical matters |
| clairvoyant | adj. capable of perceiving through intuition things that cannot be seen |
| expedient | n. something useful or helpful |
| lustration | n. purification through ritual |
| pallid | adj. pale |
| avenge | v. to inflict punishment because of a wrong done |
| oracle | n. source of knowledge, wisdom or prophecy |
| compunction | n. feeling of remorse or guilt |
| defilement | n. corruption of purity or perfection |
| affliction | n. great suffering |
| pyre | n. pile of burning material, especially a pile of wood |
| plague | n. epidemic disease that spreads rapidly |
| supplication | n. humble request |
| chaplet | n. decorative wreath worn on the head |