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Oedipus vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Persistent in effort | dogged |
| Offensively noisy; brazenly obvious | blatant |
| Exemption from punishment | impunity |
| Tragic flaw | hamartia |
| To make amends for a crime or offense | atone |
| Watchful and discreet | circumspect |
| To show or pretend emotion | emote |
| To expel or exile | banish |
| To make foul or dirty | defilement |
| Excessive pride or arrogance | hubris |
| The purging of emotions | catharsis |
| Mysterious; perplexing | enigmatic |
| A roundabout or indirect way of speaking | circumlocution |
| Distracted; deeply agitated | distraught |
| In ancient Greek tragedy, the critical moment of recognition or discovery | anagnorisis |