Oedipus Vocabulary

Question	Answer
supplication	a humble request, prayer, or petition
lament	to express sorrow
atone	to make amends for; to give something in compensation for loss, suffering, or damage
solicitude	the act of showing care and concern for others
exeunt	used as stage direction to specify that a group of actors are to leave the stage
indictment	a formal written statement charging someone with a crime
beseech	to beg earnestly
impunity	an exemption or freedom from punishment
reproach	to express disappointment in or displeasure with
contemptuously	feeling or expressing scorn; treating as unworthy
calamitous	causing or accompanied by disaster
despot	a ruler exercising power abusively or oppressively
defile	to corrupt the purity of; debase; besmirch
lineage	a group of persons tracing descent from a common ancestor
impious	lacking in reverence or proper respect

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