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Oedipus Vocabulary
Vocab from the short play by Sophocles
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English
10th Grade
10/31/2007
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Supplication
 Definition
Humble Prayer
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imprecation
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to curse
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incarnate
 Definition
to give human form
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impunity
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w/o punishment
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obdurate
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stubbornly impenitent.
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calumny
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false malicious statement desinged to injure someone's repuation.
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Temerity

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Reckless boldness;rashness
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distraught
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Deeply agitated
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bastion
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fortification
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Elegy
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A sad or mournful poem
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spate
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sudden outpouring
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imcontinently
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w/o moderation or temperence
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insensate
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w/o sensation
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scourage
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cause of affliction or calamity
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parricide
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person who kills their father or mother or other close relative
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