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Poe Literature vocab
from 4 stories
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amontillado | a pale, dry spanish sherry; or wine |
| Impunity | exemption; or to be free from punishment |
| Retribution | punished for something that is morally right |
| Immolation | a sacrifice |
| connoisseur | a person that passes critical judgments |
| virtuoso | a person who has special knowledge or skills in a field |
| Accost | to approach with greeting, question, or remark; boldly |
| Motley | a combination of different colors; different but combined |
| Nitre | another name for sodium nitrate; a chemical to preserve |
| Roquelaire | knee length coat |
| Palazzo | palace |
| abscond | to avoid capture and legal prosecution |
| sconce | a hole or socket of a candle stick for holding candles |
| flambeaux | torch |
| catacombs | an under ground cemetery |
| Medoc | a wine-growing region; wine |
| azure | a blue color of that of unclear and unclouded sky |
| puncheon | a type of wood used for floor boards or a barrel |
| gesticulation | animated or gestures; motions |
| ignoramus | food, stupid, dunce |
| fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet |
| avatar | a symbol |
| pestilence | a deadly disease |
| sagacious | showing good judgment or knowledge |
| august | admiration |
| contagion | a contagious disease you can catch from other people |
| pervade | spread throughout |
| sojourn | short stay |
| discernible | noticeable |
| scrutinizing | carefully observant |
| tarn | mountain lake |
| cadaverousness | paleness or gauntness, as a corpse |
| profuse | abundant |
| vivacious | cheerful; lively |
| pallid | pale |
| stupor | state of mental dullness; loss of the senses |
| insipid | bland; without flavor |
| similitude | likeness |
| demeanor | behavior; conduct |
| incubus | nightmare |
| potency | strength; power |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| emaciated | Unusually thin |
| prodigious | of great size and power |
| surcease | an end |
| obeisance | gesture of respect or subservience |
| nepenthe | a sleeping potion that people once believed would relieve pain and sorrow. |
| ghastly | causing great horror or fear |
| gaunt | (of a person) lean and haggard, esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age. |
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smoore247
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