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Oedipus Rex
Prologue-Scene 1
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10th Grade
09/20/2011
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facade
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false front
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chaplets
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wreaths
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suppliants
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beggars
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hearth
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fireplace, "home"
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lamentation
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show of sorrow, grief
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detestable
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hateful
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immortal
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undying
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augury
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omen
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revelation
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act of showing the unknown
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bay
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a leaf from the laurel tree, victory leaf
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oracle
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divine words, place gods give the truth
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vague
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not clear
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defilement
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filth, contamination
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pilgrimage
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journey, usually religious
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faction
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small group
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avenge
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get even
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compunction
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uneasiness due to guilt, hesitation
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besieger
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one who surrounds, captures
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ravages
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overtakes, attacks, overwhelms
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edict
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law, declaration
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expedient
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something used to meet an urgent need
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pestilence
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plague, disease
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regicide
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the killing of a king
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mummery
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disguise, mask
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insolence
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rudeness
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