Oedipus Rex Meyer Version
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Devastating | description of destructive situation or action |
| Luxuriates | takes self indulgent delight in |
| Zeal | great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective |
| Groping | feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with his hands |
| Laurel | foliage of bay tree woven into a wreath to wear as a crown--symbol of honor in classical times. |
| Harbor | keep a thought in one's mind/give shelter to/place on coast where vessels find shelter |
| Oracle | priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophesy was sought |
| Riddling | the description of solving or explaining a riddle |
| Racked | to have suffered intense distress or strain. |
| Pangs | sudden sharp pains |
| Strewn | scattered or spread untidily over a surface or an area |
| Onslaught | a fierce or destructive attack |
| Denounce | publicly declared to be wrong or evil |
| Agony | extreme physical or mental suffering |
| Offspring | children |
| Shrivel | wrinkle or cause to contract, usually from lack of moisture |
| Ringing | having or emitting a clear resonant sound |
| Grudge | a resentful feeling of being unwilling to give, unwilling to allow something; to feel this resentment |
| Dreadful | description of what is causing or involving great suffering, unhappiness or fear |
| Obscenity | extremely offensive word or expression |
| Conspiracy | a secret plan by a group to do something harmful or illegal |
| Chanting | a repeated, rhythmic phrase or sound, often monotonous |
| Scourge | a whip with a ball with spikes/ a person or thing causing great pain or suffering |
| Treading | past participle is trodden/ to crush down with a flat foot; put down or press the foot, acting carefully to avoid mistake |
| Absurdities | (accusations or statements that are) ridiculous or unreasonable |
| Nuisance | a person causing annoyance or inconvenience |
| Gorge | narrow valley between hills and mountains (also stomach contents) |
| Fathom | understand a difficult problem... after much thought. |
| Marauding | to roam or search for things to steal or people to attack |
| Sanctimonious | description of making a show of being morally superior to other people |
| Stripes | type or kind or category |
| Yearn | have an intense feeling of loss or lack or longing for something |
| Curry | ingratiate oneself with someone through obsequious behavior |
| Clairvoyant | a person who claims to have supernatural abilities to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact |
| Furor | outbreak of public anger or excitement |
| Banished | sent away from a country or place as an official punishment |
| Sullen | bad-tempered, sulky, gloomy |
| Helmsman | a person who steers a ship or boat (any vessel) |
| Seers | persons with supernatural insight, who can see what the future holds |
| Prime | a state or time of greatest strength |
| Hinterlands | the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or river bank / remote areas of a region |
| Pitch | downward slope |
| Herald | an official messenger bringing news/ a sign that someone, something is about to happen |
| Prongs | projecting pointed parts at the ends of forks/ each of separate parts of an attack or operation |
| Crucial | decisive or critical especially in the success or failure of something |
| Vault | a roof (usually looking arched), the roof of a cathedral, here -- heaven; to leap over something |
| Abyss | a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm |
| Anguish | severe mental or physical pain or suffering |
| Hollow | empty; an area that is empty |
| Defilement | the desecration of something sacred |
| Winged | having wings for flight-- here, encouraged or urged on |
| Longing | a yearning desire |
| Reassurances | the actions or statements of removing someone's doubts or fears |
| Dreadful | causing or involving great suffering or fear |
| Flanks | sides of something large, like a mountain (also sides of a person between ribs and thighs) |
| Herdsman | owner or keeper of a herd of domesticated animals |
| Fetch | go and bring back someone or something |
| Mortified | cause to feel embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated |
| Wane | of the moon, having a progressively smaller part of the moon illuminated so that it appears to decrease in size; to lessen--a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
| Pastures | lands covered with grass and low plants for herds to graze on |
| Reared | cared for as a child and until grown, especially in a particular manner or place |
| Stretch | continuous period of time |
| Frightening | incurring fear of anxiety, something terrifying to a degree |
| Oblivion | the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening |
| Furrows | long, narrow trenches made in the ground by a plow for planting seeds |
| Dirge | a lament for the dead, or mournful song, especially one forming part of a funeral rite |
| Mourning | expression of deep sorrow for one who has died, typically following certain conventions such as wearing black (in the west) or white (in the east) |
| Cropped | cultivated or cut after planting -- here, a pun |
| Brooches | ornaments fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and clasp |
| Swirling | moving in a twisting and spiraling action |
| Headwind | wind blowing from directly in front, opposing forward motion |
| Ruthless | having or showing no pity or compassion for others |
| Spawned | produced offspring (children), specifically undesirable offspring |
| Loathsome | causing hatred or disgust, repulsive |
| Sustain | strengthen or support, physically or mentally |
| Appalls | greatly dismays or horrifies |
| Condemn | sentence to a particular punishment/ prove or show the guilt of |
| Rite | a religious or other solemn ceremony or act |
| Womb | uterus/ place of origin or development |
| Wither | become dry, shriveled, shrunken, or wrinkled with age or disease |
| Vulnerable | susceptible to physical or emotional attack |
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