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CP Vocabulary 12
Oedipus the King Part I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dignity | worthiness; the quality of being worthy of honor |
| vengeance | revenge; the return of a harmful deed for a harmful deed |
| denounce | to inform against; accuse publicly |
| dire | terrible; bad enough to arouse dread |
| sullen | showing resentment and ill humor by sulky withdrawal |
| foreboding | a feeling something bad or harmful will happen |
| gauge | to estimate; judge |