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Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
Definitions
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Oedipus the King
Definitions
1. augury
AW gyuh ree
an omen or prophecy
,<<auguryAW
Synonyms >>
Several auguries were revealed to Caesar before his death.
Derivatives >>
2. bane, baneful
,<<bane,
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
augur, auguries, augured
BANE ful
a source of harm or destruction; harmful, destructive
deleterious, detrimental, noxious, pernicious
Antonym >> benign influence; harmless
Overeating was the bane of her existence. The baneful herbs made the woman extremely ill.
Derivatives >>
3.
baneful, banefully, banefulness
baseness
BASE nes
the quality of lacking higher values
,<<basenessBAS
Synonyms >>
vileness, servility, unworthiness
Antonym >>
We were shocked at the baseness of the criminal.
4.
Derivatives >>
base, baser, basest, basely
bewail
buh WALE
Synonyms >>
bemoan, lament
to deplore, to express deep sorrow
Antonym >> to rejoice in
He bewailed the passing of his grandfather whom he loved and admired.
Derivatives >>
bewailed, bewailing
BLIE ted
5. blighted
destroyed or caused by decline or decay
Antonym >> good; healthy; wholesome
Synonyms >>
The blighted fruit had to be separated from the rest.
Derivati ves >>
blight
BLIETH
6. blithe
Synonyms >>
jocund, jolly, jovial
lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit
Antonym >> morose
Her blithe spirit provided an air of gaiety at the meeting.
Derivatives >>
blithely, blithesome, blithesomely, blithesomeness
7. boon
BOON
favorable; a blessing, a benefit
,<<boonBOONb
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> curse
Hiring that young man was a boon for our company.
Derivatives >>
boons, boonless
8. brazen
BRAY zen
shameless, insolent, disrespectful
,<<brazenBRA
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> reserved; mild
Pinching that woman was a very brazen act.
Derivatives >>
brazenly, brazenness, brazenfaced
9. chide
CHIDE
to voice disapproval, to scold
,<<chideCHIDE
Synonyms >>
admonish, castigate, chasten, chastise, rebuke, reprove
Antonym >> to applaud
I was chided by my teacher for not completing my assignment.
Derivatives >>
chided, chid, chidden, chiding, chider, chidingly
10. concert
KON surt
,<<concertKON
Synonyms >>
agreement in purpose or feeling, consensus
Antonym >> discord
My wife and children were in concert together to destroy me.
Derivatives >>
11. defile
,<<defiledeh
Synonyms >>
concerted, concertedly
deh FILE
contaminate, taint
to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute
Antonym >> to enhance
The gang defiled the school with obscene graffiti.
Derivatives >>
defilement, defiler, defiling, defilingly
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12. dirge
DURJ
funeral hymn, lament
,<<dirgeDURJd
Synonyms >>
The music was so morose and solemn that it sounded like a dirge.
Derivatives >>
Antonym >> dance
dirgeful, dirges
13. discern
deh SURN
to differentiate between two or more things
,<<discerndeh
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to ignore; to be oblivious; to
confuse
Because of the fog, I was barely able to discern the landing strip.
Derivatives >>
14. disparity
,<<disparitydeh
Synonyms >>
discerner, discernible, discernable, discernibleness, discernibly, discernably, discerningly, discernment
deh SPAR eh tee
inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree
Antonym >> similarity
The couple got married even though there was a great disparity in their ages.
Derivatives >>
disparate, disparately, disparateness, disparatum
15. divination
div uh NAY shun
,<<divinationdiv
Synonyms >>
foretelling the future by means of magic
Antonym >>
The prophet was known for his accuracy in divination.
Derivatives >>
16. entreaty
,<<entreatyen
Synonyms >>
divinator, divinatory, divine, divination, divined
en TREE tee
a plea, an earnest request
adjuration, appeal, suit, importunity, supplication
Antonym >> denial
The lawyer made a lengthy entreaty to the jury before they retired to chambers.
Derivatives >>
entreat, entreatingly, entreatment
eh SPOUZ ing
17. espousing
marrying, giving one's loyalty; adopting or embracing a cause
Antonym >> denying
Synonyms >>
The politician seems to be espousing the issue of decreased taxation in order to gain supporters.
Derivatives >>
espoused, espousing, espousal, espouser
FES tur
18. fester
to cause increased poisoning, to inflame or to corrupt
Antonym >> to heal
Synonyms >>
The wound will fester if it is not given some medical attention.
Derivatives >>
festered, festering
19. fold (noun)
FOLD
a group bound together by common beliefs; fenced enclosure for sheep
,<<fold
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> individuals
We need to convince him to return to the fold.
Derivatives >>
folds
20. foreboding
fore BOE ding
premonition of evil, an ominous omen
,<<forebodingfo
Synonyms >>
prediction, portent, presentiment
Antonym >> serene
The black clouds overhead were a foreboding of bad weather.
Derivatives >>
forebode, foreboder
21. fruitless
FRUIT les
unproductive, unsuccessful
,<<fruitlessFRU
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> productive
It is fruitless to try to finish this project today.
Derivatives >>
22. goad
,<<goadGODEg
Synonyms >>
fruitful, fruitlessly, fruitfully
GODE
to urge on in a negative sense
Antonym >> to dissuade
He was goaded by his friends to take drugs.
Derivatives >>
23. gracious
,<<graciousGR
Synonyms >>
goaded, goading
GRAY shus
marked by kindness, courtesy, and tact
affable, cordial, genial, sociable
Antonym >> surly
My mother was always gracious regardless of the situation.
Derivatives >>
graciousness, graciously
GREE vus
24. grievous
characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave
Antonym >> minor
Synonyms >>
You made a grievous error when you spoke to your parents in such a horrible fashion.
Derivatives >>
grievously, grievousness
HAR bur
25. harbor
to give shelter or refuge
Antonym >> to turn away
Synonyms >>
It is illegal to harbor an escaped convict.
Derivatives >>
harbors, harbored,harboring, harborage
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26. haughty
HAW tee
arrogant, excessively proud and vain
,<<haughtyHA
Synonyms >>
disdainful, high-handed, insolent, lordly, supercilious
Antonym >> humble
Being quarterback of the football team does not give him the right to be haughty.
Derivatives >>
haughtily, haughtiness
27. heralded
HER ul did
announced or publicized
,<<heraldedHE
Synonyms >>
The approaching event was heralded by the newspapers.
Derivatives >>
Antonym >> unannounced
heraldic, heraldically, heraldist, heraldry
28. impetuous
im PECH oo us
,<<impetuousim
Synonyms >>
violent, hasty, rash, impulsive
Antonym >> reserved
His impetuous behavior caused him to make many mistakes.
Derivatives >>
29. indignation
,<<indignationi
Synonyms >>
impetuosity, impetuously, impetuousness, impetus
in dig NAY shun
fury, ire, rage, wrath
anger as a result of something unjust
Antonym >> serenity
I have much indignation about the light sentence given to the drunk driver who ran over my child .
Derivatives >>
30. infamous
,<<infamousIN
Synonyms >>
indignant, indignantly, indignance, indignify, indignities
IN fuh mus
disreputable, ignominious
having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
Antonym >> illustrious
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act.
Derivatives >>
infamously, infamy, infamies
IN suh luns
31. insolence
Synonyms >>
insulting or contemptuous behavior
arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence
Antonym >>
His insolence and lack of respect for his mother are shocking.
Derivatives >>
insolent, insolently, insolency, insolentness
in VIE uh luh bul
32. inviolable
secure from violation or from being profaned
Antonym >> destructible
Synonyms >>
The numerous guards attempt to make the President inviolable.
Derivatives >>
inviolate, inviolability, invioableness, invioably, inviolacy, inviolateness, inviolately, inviolated, inviolating
33. lament
luh MENT
to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
,<<lamentluh
Synonyms >>
bemoan, bewail, deplore
Antonym >> to rejoice
She lamented the death of her father in a very lachrymose manner.
Derivatives >>
lamented, lamenting, lamentation, lamentable
34. lineage
LEN ee ij
line of descent or tradition
,<<lineageLEN
Synonyms >>
background, ancestry
The girl traced her lineage to a family in the American revolution.
Derivatives >>
Antonym >>
lineages
35. malign
muh LINE
to utter injuriously misleading reports about
,<<malignmuh
Synonyms >>
traduce, asperse, vilify, calumniate, defame
Antonym >> to extol
Several old gossips in the neighborhood had maligned the woman.
Derivatives >>
36. muted
,<<mutedMYO
Synonyms >>
malignance, malignancy, malignant, malignantly
MYOO tid
toned down or silenced
Antonym >> amplified
The conductor wanted the music to be muted at one spot in the performance.
Derivatives >>
37. oblivion
,<<oblivionuh
Synonyms >>
mute, mutedly, mutely, muteness
uh BLIV ee un
state of being forgotten
Antonym >> remembrance
Until the singer's recent hit, his career had fallen into a state of oblivion.
Derivatives >>
oblivious, obliviously
PAL puh bul
38. palpable
tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
I do not see how I overlooked such a palpable miscalculation.
Derivatives >>
palpability, palpably, palpableness
PEEL
39. peal
Synonyms >>
a loud ringing (usually of bells)
Antonym >>
The church bells pealed at noon to celebrate the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.
Derivatives >>
pealed, pealing
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40. perishable
PER eh shuh bul
likely to decay or to spoil
,<<perishableP
Synonyms >>
We have to move the perishable items to a cooler place.
Derivatives >>
Antonym >> unlikely to deteriorate
perishability, perishableness, perishably, perishing, perishless, perishment
41. pithy
PITH ee
concise and meaningful
,<<pithyPITH
Synonyms >>
compendious, laconic, succinct, summary, terse
Antonym >> long and drawn out
Due to great demands on his time, the President needs memos that he must read to be pithy.
Derivatives >>
42. potent
,<<potentPOTE
Synonyms >>
pithier, pithiest, pith
POTE unt
powerful, having a strong effect
Antonym >> ineffectual
They gave me a potent pain killer to stop the throbbing sensation in my leg.
Derivatives >>
potence, potency
43. presage
PRES ij
something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future
,<<presagePRE
Synonyms >>
omen, foreboding, presentiment, prediction
Antonym >>
Many view a rainbow as a presage of good fortune.
Derivati ves >>
44. profane
,<<profanepruh
Synonyms >>
presageful, presagement, presager, presaging, presagingly, presagious
pruh FANE
showing contempt toward sacred things
Antonym >> holy
Profane language will not be tolerated on the tennis court.
Derivatives >>
profanation, profanatory, profanely, profaneness, profaner, profanity
KWAK
45. quack
an unqualified or fake doctor, charlatan
Antonym >> qualified physician
Synonyms >>
Fortunately the girl was saved from the scalpel of the quack who called himself a doctor.
Derivatives >>
quackery, quackish, quackishly, quackishness, quackism
KWELL
46. quell
to quiet or to put down a disturbance
Antonym >> to foment; to incite
Synonyms >>
Fortunately, the principal was able to quell the food fight in the cafeteria.
Derivatives >>
quelled, quelling, quells
47. quench
KWENCH
to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid
,<<quenchKWE
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to stir up
He quenched the hot coals in the barbecue pit with water.
Derivatives >>
quencher, quenched, quenching, quenchable, quenchableness
48. reproach
reh PROCH
to blame for something; a disgrace
,<<reproachreh
Synonyms >>
admonish, castigate, chasten, chastise, chide, rebuke, reprove Antonym >> to praise; accolade
Her conduct was so good that it was beyond reproach.
Derivatives >>
reproachable, reproachful, reproachfully, reproachfulness, reproachingly
49. respite
RES pit
a rest, a delay, a period of relief
,<<respiteRES
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> continuance
I enjoy a quiet lunch that serves a respite from my tense job of being an air traffic controller.
Derivatives >>
50. revere
,<<reverereh
Synonyms >>
respiteless
reh VERE
adore, venerate, worship
to honor, to regard with respect
Antonym >> to despise
Nearly all Catholics revere the Pope.
Derivatives >>
51. rue
,<<rueROOrue
Synonyms >>
reverence, reverent, reverentness, reverential, reverentiality, reverentially
ROO
to be sorry for, to regret
Antonym >> to consider happily
He will rue the day that he tangles with me.
Derivatives >>
52. soothsayer
rueful, ruefully, ruefulness, rues
SOOTH say ur
a person who is able to predict the future, seer
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
After John Kennedy was shot, many self-proclaimed soothsayers claimed to have predicted the assassination.
Derivatives >>
soothsay, soothsaying
STEL the
53. stealthy
Synonyms >>
acting in a secret and sneaky way--this is a negative term
clandestine, covert, furtive, surreptitious, underhanded
Antonym >> open; indiscreet
The secret organization moves by stealth to gather information on its enemies.
Derivatives >>
stealthful, stealthfully, stealthily, stealthiness, stealth
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54. sublime
suh BLIME
exalted, noble, uplifting
,<<sublimesuh
Synonyms >>
resplendent, superb
Antonym >>
The romantic dinner, which included delicious food, soft music, and a beautiful setting, was simply sublime.
Derivatives >>
sublimely, sublimeness, sublimer
55. summon
SUM un
to call together, to send for or to request to appear
,<<summonSU
Synonyms >>
convene, convoke, muster
Antonym >> to turn away
I am frightened because I have been summoned to the principal's office.
Derivatives >>
summoner, summons
56. supplication
sup luh KAY shun
begging, humbly asking for a favor
,<<supplications
Synonyms >>
adjuration, beseechment, entreaty, imploration, importunity Antonym >>
I am going to see the Governor to make a supplication for a pardon for my brother.
Derivatives >>
57. surfeited
,<<surfeitedSU
Synonyms >>
supplicate, supplicatingly, supplicator, supplicatory
SUR feh ted
fed or supplied to excess
cloyed, glutted, gorged, palled, sated, satiated
Antonym >> starved
I was surfeited after having eaten so much food at the banquet.
Derivatives >>
58. tarry
,<<tarryTARE
Synonyms >>
surfeit, surfeiter
TARE ee
to delay in coming or going, to linger
Antonym >> to depart promptly
Please do not tarry; I want you to be here on time.
Derivatives >>
59. tempestuous
tarriness, tarried, tarries
tem PES choo us
turbulent, stormy
Antonym >> calm
Synonyms >>
The mayoral candidates had a tempestuous debate in which they exchanged many personal accusations.
Derivatives >>
tempestuously, tempestuousness, tempest
un WIT ing
60. unwitting
not intentional, without knowledge
Antonym >> conscious
Synonyms >>
Because her day-to-day routine was so precise and obvious, she was an unwitting tool of the thief.
Derivatives >>
unwittingly, unwittingness
61. utter
UT ur
to express by speaking
,<<utterUT
Synonyms >>
The teacher told me not to utter another word.
Derivatives >>
Antonym >> to leave unspoken
utters, uttered, uttering, utterance
62. vagrant
VAY grunt
a wanderer who does not have a home
,<<vagrantVAY
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
There are many vagrants who sleep under freeways in urban areas.
Derivatives >>
vagrance, vagrancy, vagrantly
63. vehement
VEE uh munt
forcefully expressing emotion or conviction
,<<vehementVE
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> meek
He vehemently denied that he had said those harsh words.
Derivatives >>
64. venerate
,<<venerateVE
Synonyms >>
vehemence, vehemency, vehemently
VEN uh rate
adore, worship
to honor, to revere
Antonym >>
Although I did not always agree with President Kennedy, I venerate his memory.
Derivatives >>
65. vexation
,<<vexationvek
Synonyms >>
veneration, venerational, venerator, venerable, venerability
vek SAY shun
discomfort or distress
Antonym >> pleasantry
The young children were a source of vexation to their nervous, neurotic mother.
Derivatives >>
vex, vexatious, vexedly, vexedness, vexingly
VIN duh kay ted
66. vindicated
Synonyms >>
cleared of accusations or charges
absolved, acquitted, exculpated, exonerated
Antonym >> accused
I am willing to go to trial and believe that I will be vindicated of all charges.
Derivatives >>
vindicate, vindication, vindicative, vindicator, vindicatory, vindictive, vindictively, vindictiveness
WOE
67. woe
Synonyms >>
great sorrow, grief, or misfortune
Antonym >> happiness
The woe she suffered at his death continued through months of depression.
Derivatives >>
woes, woebegone, woeful, woebegoneness, woefully, woefulness
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68. zeal
ZEEL
enthusiasm, fervor
,<<zealZEELze
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> lack of enthusiasm
To the delight of his students, he brought great zeal to the teaching profession.
Derivatives >>
zeals, zealless, zealot, zealotic, zealotism, zealotry
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90
Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
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Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
These words which appear in Oedipus the King have been identified as words or derivatives of words that have
appeared on past SAT tests. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
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augur
baneful
base
bewailed
blight
blithe
boons
brazen
chiding
conceit
defiled
dirge
discern
disparate
divination
entreaty
espouse
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festering
fold
foreboding
fruitful
goads
graciously
grievous
harbored
haughtily
herald
impetuous
indignant
infamous
insolence
inviolate
lamentation
lineage
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malign
mute
oblivion
palpable
peal
perishing
pithy
potency
presage
profaning
quack
quell
quench
reproach
respite
reverence
rue
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soothsayer
stealth
sublime
summoned
supplicate
surfeited
tarries
tempest
unwitting
utter
vagrant
vehement
venerable
vex
vindication
woe
zeal
These words which appear in Oedipus the King have been identified as words or derivatives of words that have
appeared on past SAT tests. They are listed here in the order in which they appear in the novel.
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woe
venerable
blight
fruitful
zeal
tarries
harbored
blithe
graciously
brazen
stealth
utter
malign
quack
mute
rue
unwitting
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reproach
vex
augur
foreboding
indignant
palpable
boons
concert
soothsayer
discern
vehement
pithy
supplicated
herald
infamous
summoned
divination
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sublime
oblivion
insolence
surfeited
quell
haughtily
inviolate
reverence
perishing
profaning
espouse
potency
vagrant
base
lineage
fold
chiding
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grievous
dirge
lamentation
bewailed
respite
goads
quench
defiled
presage
festering
entreaty
baneful
impetuous
peal
vindication
disparate
tempest
Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
Vocabulary Test 1
Directions: Match the word in the left column with the correct definition in the right column.
Exercise A
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augury
bane
baseness
bewail
blighted
blithe
boon
brazen
chide
concert
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to deplore, to express deep sorrow
to voice disapproval, to scold
a source of harm or destruction
shameless, insolent, disrespectful
destroyed or caused by decline or decay
agreement in purpose or feeling
an omen or prophecy
the quality of lacking higher values
something favorable, a blessing, a benefit
lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
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to cause increasing poisoning; to inflame or corrupt
a plea; an earnest request
marrying; giving one's loyalty; adopting a cause
a group bound together by common beliefs
to differentiate between two or more things
funeral hymn; lament
to make dirty; desecrate; pollute
premonition of evil; an ominous omen
foretelling the future by means of magic
inequality; the condition of being unequal in age, rank
or degree
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to give shelter or refuge
insulting or contemptuous behavior
to mourn in a demonstrative manner
having a reputation of the worst kind, notoriously bad
to urge on in a negative sense
announced or publicized
secure from violation or from being profaned
marked by kindness, courtesy and tact
violent, hasty, rash, impulsive
line of descent or tradition
unproductive, unsuccessful
arrogant, exessively proud and vain
anger as a result of something unjust
characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious
Exercise B
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defile
dirge
discern
disparity
divination
entreaty
espousing
fester
fold (noun)
foreboding
Exercise C
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fruitless
goad
gracious
grievous
harbor
haughty
heralded
impetuous
indignation
infamous
insolence
inviolable
lament
lineage
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Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
Vocabulary Test 2
Directions: Match the word in the left column with the correct definition in the right column.
Exercise A
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malign
muted
oblivion
palpable
peal
perishable
pithy
potent
presage
profane
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b.
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e.
f.
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h.
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j.
likely to decay or spoil
powerful, having a strong effect
tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable
showing contempt toward sacred things
toned down or silenced
something that foreshadows a future event
to utter injuriously misleading reports about
a loud ringing--usually bells
state of being forgotten
concise and meaningful
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
to honor; to regard with respect
to blame for something; a disgrace
a person who is able to predict the future; seer
to extinguish; to put out; to relieve with liquid
exalted, noble, uplifting
to be sorry for; to regret
acting in a secret and sneaky way
an unqualified or fake doctor; charlatan
a rest, a delay, a period of relief
to quiet or put down a disturbance
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
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k.
l.
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n.
a wanderer who does not have a home
to honor; to revere
not intentional; without knowledge
great sorrow, grief, or misfortune
to delay in coming or going; to linger
begging; humbly asking for a favor
forceful expression of emotion or conviction
cleared of accusations or charges
turbulent; stormy
to call together; to send for; a request to appear
enthusiasm; fervor
fed or supplied to excess
discomfort or distress
to express by speaking
Exercise B
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quack
quell
quench
reproach
respite
revere
rue
soothsayer
stealthy
sublime
Exercise C
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summon
supplication
surfeited
tarry
tempestuous
unwitting
utter
vagrant
vehement
venerate
vexation
vindicated
woe
zeal
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Used under license by Laying the Foundation, Inc. www.layingthefoundation.org
Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
Test 1
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m
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d
k
Test 2
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g
e
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c
h
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b
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j
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