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Vocab Review
"The Masque of the Red Death"
Question | Answer |
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avatar | An embodiment, as of a quality or concept |
sagacious | wise |
countenance | the expression of the face |
revery (reverie) | a daydream |
tremulous | fearful, timid |
piquancy | attractive, though racy |
arabasque | a style of fanciful decoration |
wanton | unrestrained, wild, reckless |
writhed | twist one's body, as from pain |
waning | decrease, as in size |
cessation | ceasing or discontinuance of action or motion |
disapprobation | not approved |
habiliments | clothing, garments |
visage | the face, especially of a human being, appearance |
vesture | garments, any covering |
impetuosity | sudden and vehement in action |
prostrate | lying flat, bowing low |
cerements | the cloth in which the body is wrapped for embalming |
untenanted | not occupied |
propriety | correct behavior, decorum, the standards of conduct approved by society |
revel | join in merrymaking |
phantasmagoric | succession of illusive images, as in a dream |
impeded | check or retard the progress of, hinder, obstruct |
profuse | liberal to excess, abundant |