Oedipus Vocabulary Flashcards
Elegiac
Having a mournful quality
Scion
A descendant of a notable family or a long lineage
Suppliant
A person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority
Effulgent
Shiny brightly, radiant
Brigand
A member of a gang that ambushes or robs people in forests/mountains
Tremulous
Shaking or quivering slightly
Didactic
Intended to teach
Suborn
Bribe or otherwise induce someone to commit an unlawful act such as perjury
Perdition
A state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death
Incarnadine
A bright crimson or pinkish-red color
Augury
An omen or a sign of what will happen in the future
Calumny
The making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone else’s reputation; slander
Gall
Bold, impudent behavior
Circumspect
Wary and unwilling to take risks
Parry
Ward off with a weapon or attack
Compunction
a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows doing something bad
Insensate
Lacking physical sensation, sympathy or compassion
Abdicate
Renounce one’s throne
Recompense
Make amends to someone for loss or harm
Progeny
A descendant or descendants
Ahbor
To regard with disgust or hatred
Paltry
A small or meager amount; petty; trivial
Fealty
A feudal tenant’s sworn loyalty to a lord
Sapient
Wise
