English 12 - Oedipus Vocab

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suppliant

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one who supplicates; a humble petitioner

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blight

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any baleful influence of atmospheric or invisible origin that suddenly blasts, nips, or destroys plants, affects them with disease, arrests their growth.

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vengeance

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the act of avenging oneself or another; retributive infliction of injury or punishment; hurt or harm done from vindictive motives

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tribute

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1. tax paid by one prince/state to another as peace/security/submission; money paid by a subject to his lord. 2. an offering given as a duty or an acknowledgment of affection

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zeal

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intense ardour in the pursuit of some end; passionate eagerness; enthusiasm

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oracle

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1. the agency or medium by which a god is supposed to speak. 2. a response give by a priest(ess) of a god, usually obscure, from the gods

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avenger

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one who avenges, takes vengeance, inflicts retributive punishment, retaliates

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cortege

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a train of attendants, people in procession

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mantic

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pertaining to divination or prophecy

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revile

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1. to degrade, abase. 2. to subject to abuse (usually with language)

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spurn

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3. to kick something despised, to be scornful to. 6. to reject with contempt/disdain

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shroud

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5. to hide from view, as by a veil or cloud; to cover/conceal

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futile

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useless, ineffectual, failing utterly of the desired end, no result

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infamy

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evil fame or reputation; scandalous repute; public reproach/shame/disgrace

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stallion

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a male horse not castrated, for breeding

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marauding

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raiding, plundering

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quarry

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the animal pursued by hunters; any object of chase or attack; prey/victim

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sanctimonious

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1. holy in character, consecrated, sacred. 2. of pretended or assumed piety

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curry

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to curry favour: to seek to win favour with officious courtesy

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swarthy

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of a dark hue; blackish

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pitch

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a resinous substance, black or dark brown, obtained from tar; used to plug the seams of ships after caulking and protect wood

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brace

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two things taken together, a pair, a couple

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reverent

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deeply respectful; characterized by deep veneration for something, place, or person (usually sacred)

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inviolate

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unhurt, uninjured, unmarred; intact

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berth

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convenient sea-room; a distance for ships to keep clear to avoid running into things (each other, rocks, etc.); to keep well away from

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mortified

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1. deprived of life, killed; to render insensible
8. made humiliated

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wane

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to decrease in size or extent, to dwindle

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dirge

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1. in Latin rite, a name for the service in the Office of the Dead, sometimes the Mass (Requiem)
2. a song sung at a burial/funeral

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blasphemer

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blaspheme: 1. to utter impious words. 2. to speak irreverently of anything sacred.