oedipus at colonus vocab 3

sanction (n./v.)

Official approval or permission; to formally authorize

avert (v.)

To turn away, especially the eyes; to prevent something from happening

exalt (v.)

To raise high in rank or praise; to glorify

calamitous (adj.)

Causing great disaster or ruin

fruition (n.)

The point at which a plan or prophecy is finally fulfilled

rite (n.)

A formal religious ceremony or prescribed act of worship

hospitality (n.)

The generous reception and protection of guests or strangers

abomination (n.)

Something regarded as utterly loathsome; a thing that causes disgust

ravage (v.)

To damage or destroy severely; to lay waste

petition (n./v.)

A formal request made to an authority; to make such a request

crass (adj.)

Grossly insensitive or coarse; showing no tact

insufferable (adj.)

Too extreme or unpleasant to be endured

begotten (v.)

Fathered; brought into being by a parent (past participle of beget)

shade (n.)

The spirit of a dead person; a ghost

accomplice (n.)

A person who helps another commit a wrongful act

brazen (adj.)

Made of brass or bronze; also, boldly and shamelessly defiant

strife (n.)

Bitter conflict or violent disagreement

hound (v.)

To pursue or harass relentlessly

reverberate (v.)

To echo or resound repeatedly

converge (v.)

To come together at a single point from different directions