Oedipus Rex Vocab List 2
auguries
signs or omens which are used to predict the future
Socereignty
supreme power or authority
perjury
lying under oath
scapegoat
(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others
coruscate
(v.) 1. reflect brightly 2. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity (syn.) scintillate, sparkle, glitter, flicker
goad
(v.) to drive or urge on; (n.) something used to drive or urge on
anarchist
A person who opposes all forms of government.
calumny
a false and malicious accusation
incarnadine
blood-red in color
circumspect
careful, cautious
assent
to express agreement
engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
begrudge
to resent another's success; to envy
discern
to see clearly, recognize
unscathed
wholly unharmed, not injured