Oedipus Vocab
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 scion | descendant, heir |
| oracle | wise, influential person who delivers important messages, prophet |
| suppliant | begger, entreater |
| dirge | funeral song |
| paean | joyful song of praise, mythologically of praise to Apollo |
| succor | help, assistance |
| insolence | rude, impertinent behavior |
| goad | to wound or prick |
| unscathed | unhurt, uninjured |
| gibes | taunting, sarcastic remark |
| scourge | to whip, to punish |
| augury | divination, practice of an augur; soothsaying |
| calumny | malicious statement said to injure a reputation |
| engender | to produce, cause |
| ferment | agitation, tumult |
| impiety | lack of respect or dutifulness |
| sacrilege | violation of sacred things |
| fealty | fidelity, faithfulness |
| infamy | a bad reputation |
| elude | to avoid, escape through ingenuity |
| pariah | outcast, someone despised |
| clemency | forgiveness, compassion |
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