Oedipus Vocab 1

Question 1

Scion

Answer 1

a descendant of a notable family or one with a long lineage

Question 2

Elegiac

Answer 2

having a mournful quality

Question 3

Suppliant

Answer 3

a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority

Question 4

Effulgent

Answer 4

shining brightly; radiant

Question 5

Brigand

Answer 5

a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains

Question 6

Tremulous

Answer 6

shaking or quivering slightly

Question 7

Didactic

Answer 7

intended to teach

Question 8

Suborn

Answer 8

bribe or otherwise induce someone to commit an unlawful act such as perjury

Question 9

Perdition

Answer 9

a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful person passes after death

Question 10

Incarnadine

Answer 10

a bright crimson

Question 11

Augury

Answer 11

an omen or sign of what will happen in the future

Question 12

Calumny

Answer 12

the making of false statements in order to damage a reputation; slander

Question 13

Gall

Answer 13

bold behavior

Question 14

Circumspect

Answer 14

wary and unwilling to take risks

Question 15

Parry

Answer 15

to ward off especially with a countermove

Question 16

Compunction

Answer 16

a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad