English Oedipus Words

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scions

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a descendant or heir

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thronging

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to press upon, surround

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palls

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to become boring or wearisome

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beseech

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to address an earnest or urgent request

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fledglings

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one that is young and inexperienced

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oracles

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the priest or other transmitter of prophecies

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decimate

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to destroy or kill a large part of

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elegies

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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

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omnipotent

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having unlimited power

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covenant

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a binding agreement made by 2 or more persons

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effulgent

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shining forth brilliantly

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enjoins

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to direct with authority and emphasis

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brigand

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a robber or freebooter

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progeny

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children of descendants

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canker

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an ulcerous sore of the mouth or lips

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hideous

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physically repulsive

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unscathed

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unharmed, uninjured

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menaces

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a threat

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pinnacle

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to be at the top or a small turret or spire

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conjures

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to call upon or entreat solemnly

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myrmidon

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a member of a warlike Thessalian people led by Achilles at the siege of Troy

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perdition

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the loss of the soul

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malice

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the desire to harm others

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calumny

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a false statement

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filcher

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someone who steals

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malevolence

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ill will towards others

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circumspect

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heedful of circumstances

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conpunction

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a strong uneasiness caused by guilt

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recompence

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to award compensation to

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mongering

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to peddle, traffic, deal

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dell

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a small, secluded wooden valley

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riveted

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to fasten or secure with; to engross or hold

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Oedipus

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the son of Jocasta and of Laius, king of Thebes, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother

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infamy

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evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal

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filial

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of or due from a son or daughter

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demigod

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a mythological figure with more power than a mortal but less than a god

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brooches

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an ornamental clasp or pin

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dirge

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a lament for the dead, esp. one forming part of a funeral rite

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abomination

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to detest thoroughly

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ensanguined

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bloody, gory, blood everywhere