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Cote Oedipus
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dogged | persistent in effort |
| blatant | obviously niosy;brazenly obvious |
| impunity | exemption from punishment |
| hamartia | tragic flaw |
| atone | to make amends for a crime or offense |
| circumspect | watchful and discreet |
| emote | to pretend or show emotion |
| banish | to expel or exile |
| defilement | to make foul or dirty |
| hubris | excessive pride or arrogance |
| catharsis | the purging of emotions |
| enigmatic | mysterious;perplexing |
| circumlocution | a roundabout or indirect way of speaking |
| distraught | distracted;deeply agitated |
| anagorisis | in ancient greek tragedy the critcal moment of recognition or discovery |