Oedipus Vocabulary Flashcards
Procession
a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival.
Oracle
Priest or priestess telling prophetic predictions, mostly about the future
Kinsmen
a man who is one of a person’s blood relations.
Proclamation
a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance.
Traitor
One who betrays one’s country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason.
Interrogation
To question (someone) formally and systematically
Appalled
Greatly dismayed or horrified
Pious
Devoutly religious
Shroud
a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
Menace
A person likely to cause harm
Clairvoyant
having or exhibiting an ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.
Unverified
Not having been verified
Surmise
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Hearsay
the report of another person’s words by a witness, which is usually disallowed as evidence in a court of law.
Banish
to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back
