Oedipus Flashcards
Hapless
Adj
Having no luck
Unfortunate unlucky doomed cursed
Fortunate lucky
Bane
N
Cause of misery, harm, ruin
Affliction burden curse downfall
Advantage benefit aid comfort
Malignant
Adj
Evil in nature, tending to produce death
Deadly poisonous destructive
Harmless benign
Pinion
V
To tie or hold the arms or legs of someone
Bind restrict restrain chain shackle
Release free liberate unbind
Reverence
N
Deep respect for someone or something
Admiration honor praise respect
Dishonor disrespect hate scorn
Sublime
Adj
Of a high level of excellence as to inspire admiration
Magnificent great glorious divine
Inferior lowly
Succor
N
Assistance or support in times of hardship and distress
Aid help support assistance
Hindrance obstruction
Surmise
V
To suppose something is true without having evidence to confirm it
Guess assume speculate
Calculate measure know
Vehement
Adj
Showing strong feeling
Passionate forceful spirited intense
Indifferent calm mild unenthusiastic
Venerable
Adj
Impressive because of age character or attainments
Respected admirable honorable esteemed
Unrespected unimpressive dishonorable