Oedipus the King
Vocabulary p. 159-183
For each word below, look at the CONTEXT of how it is used in the play and see if you can figure out its meaning based on context
clues. Write the meaning you guessed from the context clues and the clues themselves. On the NEXT line, look up the word and
write its actual meaning. Note I’ve provided line numbers for you, which is how you will cite lines for your essay.
1. facade (Sophocles page 159)
5. mantic (line 354)
2. blight (Sophocles line 31)
6. revile (line 383)
3. oracle (line 167)
7. infamy (line 418)
4. denounce (line 257)
8. reverberate (line 480)
Oedipus the King
Vocabulary p. 159-183
For each word below, look at the CONTEXT of how it is used in the play and see if you can figure out its meaning based on context
clues. Write the meaning you guessed from the context clues and the clues themselves. On the NEXT line, look up the word and
write its actual meaning. Note I’ve provided line numbers for you, which is how you will cite lines for your essay.
1. facade (Sophocles page 159)
5. mantic (line 354)
2. blight (Sophocles line 31)
6. revile (line 383)
3. oracle (line 167)
7. infamy (line 418)
4. denounce (line 257)
8. reverberate (line 480)