Oresteia Vocabulary

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heedless of the consequences : audaciousBrash
the act or action of coming together and meetingCongress
to turn aside especially from the main subjectDigress
Verb meaning the action of going out or a noun meaning exitEgress
movement backward to a previous and especially worse or more primitive stateRegress
to violate a command or law: to go beyond a limitTransgress
characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and enduranceIntrepid
smallness of numberPaucity
To feel remorseRue
truthfulnessVeracity
To call forthInvoke
Leaving no doubtUnequivocal
Outspoken, uttered by voiceVocal
a divine call to a particular life OR an occupationVocation
Marked by insistant outcryVociderous
being atypical especially from a moral standard or normal stateAberration
cast down in spiritAbject
to make compatibleConciliatory
impossible to fit together or coexistIrreconcilable
the action of restoring to friendship or harmonyReconciliation
to make uncleanDefile
forcible restraintDuress
to survive without giving inEndure
Stubborn in wrongdoingObdurate
Very durablePerdurable
Hatefully or shockingly evilHeinous
reluctant or unwillingLoath
to hate or detestLoathe
Fixed customs or beliefs of a group or cultureMores
Forward or undesirably prominentObtrusive
inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticentUnobtrusive
To vanquish or bring under controlSubdue
speaking in a way that lowers the reputation of, to lower in rankDisparage
to make worse!Exacerbate
To urge into actionGoad
Incapable of sin or flawImpeccable
Constituting a burdenOnerous
not capable of being appeased or pleasedImplacable
marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangersComplacent
to soothe or mollify especially by concessionsPlacate
serenely free of interruption or disturbancePlacid
a ruler with absolute power and authority : a person exercising power tyrannicallyDespot
lacking in power, strength, or vigor; helplessImpotent
having virtually unlimited authority or influenceOmnipotent
Powerful or effectivePotent
ruler, sovereign; OR more broadly, one who wields great power or swayPotentate
habitually complaining : whiningQuerulous
to repay (as an injury) in kind: to return like for likeRetaliate