Oedipus Rex Vocab

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Hearth

the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick.

Supplication

to ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying.

Battens

to thrive and prosper, especially at another’s expense

Liberator

Someone who releases people from captivity or bondage

Augury

an event indicating important things to come; fortunetelling

Scant

to treat slightly or inadequately.

Defilement

to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute

Faction

a group or clique within a larger group, party, government

Compunction

any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action

Besieger

an enemy who lays siege to your position.

Edict

any authoritative proclamation or command

Lustration

the act of purifying by means of ceremony

Begetting

fathering; siring

Pestilence

something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil

Contagion

the means by which a contagious disease is transmitted

Prudent

wise or judicious in practical affairs.

Insolence

rude or impertinent behavior or speech

Decrepit

weakened by old age; feeble

Mummery

any performance or ceremony regarded as absurd or false

Regicide

the killing of a king.

Brazen

shameless or impudent

Enquiry

a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge

Perquisites

those things claimed as exclusive rights

Parry

to turn aside; evade or dodge

Din

a loud, disturbing noise

Rankled

caused keen irritation or bitter resentment

Soothsayer

person who professes to foretell events, fortune-teller

Maundering

moving or acting in an aimless or vague manner

Malediction

the utterance of a curse

Abomination

anything greatly disliked or abhorred