Vocab- oedipus ode 2 Flashcards

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indiscretions

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a socially improper act or remark

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brazen

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displaying or marked by rude boldness

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scepter

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a staff borne by a sovereign as an emblem

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duplicity

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doubleness of thought speech or action

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parry

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ward off a weapon or blow

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incarnate

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posessed

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foreboding

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omen of coming evil

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din

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loud continuing noise

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tumult

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disorderly agitation of a crowd with uproar and confusion of voices

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rankled

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to cause anger/irritation

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marauding

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roaming in search of plunder

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maundering

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wandering slowly; grumbling

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wretched

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deeply afflicted, dejected, distressed

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14
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goad

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something that pains as if by pricking

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15
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kin

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same ancestors

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malediction

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taunted, ridiculed

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abomination

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something regarded with hatred

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blasphemy

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the act of insulting or contempt

19
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obscurities

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dark, dim

20
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malice

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desire to cause pain