Oedipus Rex Vocabulary

Suppliant

(Noun) petitioner; a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority

Evade

(Verb) escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery

Accomplice

(Noun) a person who helps another commit a crime

Potent

(Adjective) powerful

Beguile

(Verb) to influence by trickery or flattery

Reproach

(Verb) expressing disapproval; to find fault with

Unerring

(Adjective) always right or accurate

Distress

(Noun) extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain

Censure

(Noun) the expression of formal disapproval; condemnation

Patent

(Adjective) easily recognizable; obvious