Oedipus Rex Vocabulary List 2
Insolence
rudeness
Brazen
shameless or rude; impudent
Pestilence
a contagious or infectious epidemic disease
Din
a loud and continuous noise
Indiscretion
a misjudgment; a lapse; recklessness
Seer
a person who predicts
Perquisite
a privilege or benefit of title
Temperate
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion
Infamy
an evil reputation
Opportune
appropriate, favorable, or suitable; well timed
Carrion
dead and rotting flesh
Duplicity
deceptiveness, the quality of being two-faced
Incarnate
embodied, made flesh
Regicide
the killing of a king; parricide
Rankle
to cause irritation or bitterness; rankness; the quality of being putrid, rancid, offensively gross or course, foulness
Parry
to ward off a blow
Clairvoyant
unusually perceptive or discerning
Tumult
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar; uprising
Decrepit
weakened by old age; feeble; infirm; worn out by long use
Prudent
wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect