Oedipus Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Insensate

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lacking physical sensation; lacking sympathy or compassion

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Abdicate

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(of a monarch) renounce one’s throne

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Recompense

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make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate

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Progeny

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a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring

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Abhor

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regard with disgust and hatred

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Paltry

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of a small or meager amount; petty; trivial

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Fealty

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a feudal tenant’s sworn loyalty to a lord

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Sapient

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wise

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Sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic

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Adamantine

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unbreakable

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Fructify

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to make something fruitful or productive

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Reverence

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deep respect for someone or something

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13
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Putrescence

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undergoing the process of decay; rotting

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Clemency

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mercy; lenience

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Bereft

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deprived of or lacking something

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