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Poe Vocab
DEFFINITIONS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pervade | To become spread throughout all parts of. |
| Sojourn | A temporary stay. |
| Discernible | Capable of being discerned. |
| Scrutinizing | To examine with detail with careful or critical attention. |
| Tarn | A small mountain lake or pool. |
| Cadaverousness | Of or like a corpse. |
| Profuse | Spending or giving freely and in large amount. |
| Vivacious | Lively |
| Pallid | Pale |
| Stupor | Suspension or great diminution of sensibility. |
| Insipid | Without distinctive, interesting, or simulating qualities. |
| Similitude | Likeness; Resemblance |
| Demeanor | Conduct; Behavior; Deportment |
| Incubus | An imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons. |
| Potency | The state or quality of being potent. |
| Obstinate | Firmly or stubbornly adhering to ones purpose, opinion, etc.. |
| Emaciated | Marked by emaciation. |
| Prodigious | Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.. |
| Surcease | To come to an end. |
| Obeisance | A movement of the body showing deep respect or differential courtesy. |
| Nepenthe | A drug or drink. |
| Ghastly | Shockingly frightful or dreadful. |
| Gaunt | Extremely thin and boney. |
| Amontillado | a pale, dry spanish sherry |
| Impunity | exemption from punishment |
| Retribution | requital according to merits or deserts |
| Immolation | an act or instance of immolation/ to destroy something with fire |
| Connisseur | a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgements |
| Virtuoso | a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field |
| Accost | to confront boldly |
| Motley | exhibiting great diversity of elements |
| Nitre | potassium nitrate another name for sodium nitrate |
| Roquelaire | a knee length cloak worn especially in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| Palazzo | palace |
| Abscond | to depart in a sudden and secret manner |
| Sconce | a bracelet for candles or other lights |
| Flambeaux | torch |
| Catacombs | an underground cemetary |
| Medoc | a wine growing region in gironde |
| Azure | of or having a light/ blue |
| Puncheon | a large cask of varying capacity |
| Gesticulation | the act of gesticulation |
| Ignoramus | fool, know-it-all |
| Fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet |
| Implore | to beg urgently of piteously |
| Avatar | the decent of a diett to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape. |
| Pestilence | a deadly disease |
| August | inspiring reverence or admiration |
| Contagion | a communication of disease by direct or indirect contact |
| Sagacious | having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense |
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