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Caelin Schult > Oedipus lessons 6-13 vocab. > Flashcards

Oedipus lessons 6-13 vocab. Flashcards

1
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accursed

A

doomed, ill-fated

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bogus

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not genuine

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quack

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a person who publically pretends to have a skill the do not have.

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4
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render

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to cause someone or something to be a specified condition.

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cryptic

A

mysterious, puzzling

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6
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mock

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to attack / ridicule by mimicry or action or speech.

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7
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groping

A

searching around blindly

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8
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sowed

A

implanted

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9
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brutality

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cruelty

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10
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interpreter

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a person who explains the meaning of something.

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ascertain

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to make certain / absolutely clear.

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12
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confirmed

A

made certain.

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13
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censures

A

criticizes harshly.

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14
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persuade

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to convince someone to do or believe something.

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15
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deceitful

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dishonest.

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conspired

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agreed together, to do something wrong, especially secretly.

17
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conspirator

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a person who takes part in a secret plan or wrongdoing.

18
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treacherous

A

untrustworthy, unreliable

19
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conspiring

A

joining in a secret agreement to do something wrong

20
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prosper

A

to be successful / fortunate

21
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sake

A

cause, account, interest / benefit

22
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compassionately

A

having or showing a feeling of deep sympathy / sorrow for another

23
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unremitting

A

not slackening / incessant

24
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conceived

A

become pregnant

25
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fused

A

tied / bound together

26
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herald

A

messenger

27
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escort

A

a group of persons or a single person who accompanies another for protection

28
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sustain

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to support / hold

29
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helmsman

A

person who steers a ship.

30
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defile

A

to make unclean / impure

31
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depraved

A

very evil

32
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fugitive

A

a runaway

33
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exile

A

banished from their native land

34
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retaliated

A

to have gotten revenge against someone

35
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abhorrent

A

causing / deserving hatred.

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