Oedipus Terms

Question 1

Bane, baneful

Answer 1

A source of harm or destruction; harmful, destructive

Question 2

Baseness

Answer 2

The quality of lacking higher values

Question 3

Bewail

Answer 3

To deplore, to express deep sorrow

Question 4

Blighted

Answer 4

Destroyed or caused by decline or decay

Question 5

Blithe

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Lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit

Question 6

Boon

Answer 6

Favorable, a blessing, a benefit

Question 7

Augury

Answer 7

An omen or prophecy

Question 8

Brazen

Answer 8

Shameless, insolent, disrespectful

Question 9

Chide

Answer 9

To voice disapproval, to scold

Question 10

Concert

Answer 10

Agreement in purpose or feeling, consensus

Question 11

Defile

Answer 11

To make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute

Question 12

Dirge

Answer 12

Funeral hymn, lament

Question 13

Discern

Answer 13

To differentiate between two or more things

Question 14

Disparity

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Inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, ranks, or degree

Question 15

Divination

Answer 15

Foretelling the future by means of magic

Question 16

Entreaty

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To plea, an earnest request

Question 17

Espousing

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Marrying, giving ones loyalty; adopting or embracing a cause

Question 18

Fester

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To cause increased poisoning, to inflame or to corrupt

Question 19

Fold

Answer 19

A group bound together by common beliefs; fences enclosure for sheep

Question 20

Foreboding

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A premonition of evil, and ominous omen

Question 21

Fruitless

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Unproductive, unsuccessful

Question 22

Goad

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To urge on in a negative sense

Question 23

Gracious

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Marked by kindness, courtesy, and tact

Question 24

Grievous

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Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave

Question 25

Harbor

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To give shelter or refuge

Question 26

Haughty

Answer 26

Arrogant, excessively proud and vain

Question 27

Heralded

Answer 27

Announced or publicized

Question 28

Impetuous

Answer 28

Violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

Question 29

Indignation

Answer 29

Anger as a result of something unjust

Question 30

Infamous

Answer 30

Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad

Question 31

Insolence

Answer 31

Insulting or contemptuous behavior

Question 32

Inviolable

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Secure from violation or from being profaned

Question 33

Lament

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To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

Question 34

Lineage

Answer 34

Line of descent or tradition

Question 35

Malign

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To utter injuriously mislead reports about

Question 36

Muted

Answer 36

Toned down or silenced

Question 37

Oblivion

Answer 37

State of being forgotten

Question 38

Palpable

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Tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable

Question 39

Peal

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A loud ringing

Question 40

Perishable

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Likely to decay or spoil

Question 41

Pithy

Answer 41

Concise and meaningful

Question 42

Potent

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Powerful, having a strong effect

Question 43

Presage

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Something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future

Question 44

Profane

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Showing contempt toward sacred things

Question 45

Quack

Answer 45

An unqualified or fake Doctor

Question 46

Quell

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To quiet or to put down a disturbance

Question 47

Quench

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To extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid

Question 48

Reproach

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To blame for something; a disgrace

Question 49

Respite

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A rest, a delay, a period of relief

Question 50

Revere

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To honor, to regard with respect

Question 51

Rue

Answer 51

To be sorry for, to regret

Question 52

Soothsayer

Answer 52

A person who is able to predict to future

Question 53

Stealthy

Answer 53

Acting in secret and secret way--a negative term

Question 54

Sublime

Answer 54

Exalted, noble, uplifting