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Oedipus
List 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dogged | persistent in effort |
| blatant | offensively noisy, brazenly obvious |
| hamartia | exemption from punishment |
| atone | tragic flaw |
| hubris | to make amends for a crime or offense |
| circumspect | watchful and discreet |
| emote | to show or pretend emotion |
| banish | To expel or exile |
| Defilement | To make foul or dirty |
| catharsis | excessive pride or arrogance |
| enigmatic | the purging of emotions |
| circumlocution | mysterious, perplexing |
| impunity | a roundabout or indirect way of speaking |
| distraught | distracted, deeply agitated |
| anagnorisis | in ancient greek tragedy, the critical moment of recognition or dicovery |