Oedipus lessons 1-5 vocab Flashcards
Garlands
wreaths or circles of plants used as decoration. (n)
Incense
a substance often used in religious ceremonies to produce a strong and pleasant smell when it is burned. (n)
Surging
rolling as in waves (adj)
Tribute
forced payment (n)
Yearn
to have an earnest or strong desire. (v)
confidence
certainty (n)
obscure
not well known or difficult to understand (adj)
Afresh
from a fresh beginning. (adv)
avenging
harming or punishing someone who has harmed you or someone or something that you care about. (v)
vengeance
the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else. (n)
wretched
very unhappy or very bad or unpleasant (adj)
dispatched
to have sent (someone or something) quickly to a particular place for a particular purpose. (v)
rack
an implement of torture. (n)
intent
the thing that you plan to do or achieve (n)
mute
not able or willing to speak (adj)