Oedipus the King Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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one praying humbly for something

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supplicant

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impressive by reason of age

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venerable

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3
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showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

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obdurate

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toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way

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welter

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5
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a state or condition being devastated

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blight

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6
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ask for or request earnestly

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beseech

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7
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an idle slothful person

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sluggers

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8
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destroy completely, as if down to the roots

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extirpate

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the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing

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expiation

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10
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incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

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suborn

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not injured

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unscathed

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12
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payment or reward, as for service rendered

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recompense

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13
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abundantly filled with especially living things

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teeming

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14
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turn pale, as if in fear

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blanch

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15
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ask for or request earnestly

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adjure

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16
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the trait of being uncommunicative

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taciturnity

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17
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treat with contemptuous disregard

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flout

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18
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supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

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stint

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19
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a false accusation of an offense

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calumny

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20
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a flamboyant deceiver

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charlatan

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21
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ring or echo with sound

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reverberate

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an irritable feeling

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petulance

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artfully persuasive in speech

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glib

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freedom from activity

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repose

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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

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stealthy

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complete and confirmed integrity

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probity

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defiantly aggressive

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truculent

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lessen or to try to lessen the serious or extent of

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mitigate

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not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

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unrelenting

30
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an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker

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roisterer

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be adequate, either in quality or quantity

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suffice

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of heaven or the spirit

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ethereal

33
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eager to surpass others

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emulous

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lacking piety or reverence for a god

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impious

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deeply agitated especially from emotion

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overwrought

36
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censure severely or angrily

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rebuke

37
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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

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prevaricate

38
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cover as if with a burial garment

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shroud

39
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cover as if with a burial garment

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shroud

40
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a blood-red color

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sanguine

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a relief from harm or discomfort

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respite

42
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a shackle for the ankles or feet

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fetter

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spot, stain, or pollute

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defile

44
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most unfortunate or miserable

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abject

45
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showing deep-seated resentment

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rancorous

46
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the act of treating with contempt

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derision

47
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the guardianship and control exercised by a deity

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providence

48
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feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious

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abashed

49
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the state of being held in low esteem

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disrepute

50
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poor enough to need help from others

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destitute

51
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overcome by superior force

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overwhelm