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POE vocabulary
poe vocab kimball
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acuteness | narrow, sharp, pointed |
| amid | in the middle of |
| annihilate | destroyed, abolish |
| anomalous | abnormal |
| anthem | song of praise/loyalty |
| apparition | ghostly figure |
| ascertained | found out |
| ashen | pale |
| astute | smart, cunning |
| asunder | spread, separated |
| atrocity | awful |
| audacity | nerve, boldness, daring |
| august | inspired admiration |
| beguiling | confuse, deceive |
| bier | death bed |
| boreal | north |
| conceived | created, formed |
| catacombs | tombs, graves, underground |
| cognizant | aware of, familiar with |
| consigned | hand over, release |
| corroborates | get together, plan, support something |
| countenance | face |
| culpable | responsible, at fault |
| coveted | desired, wished for |
| derision | ridicule, criticize |
| dirges | funeral song |
| dissever | to cut, separate |
| dissimulation | concealing oneselfs true feelings |
| ditty | little song |
| ecstatic | crazy, joyful |
| egregious | outstandingly bad |
| egress | departure, escape |
| embellishments | beautification, decorating |
| emphatic | insistent, unequivocal |
| enamored | in love |
| envying | jealousy, bitterness, discontent |
| epoch | era, age |
| euphony | harmony |
| evinced | show, make plan |
| excoriations | tear or wear off skin |
| expostulation | disagree, argue with |
| fathomless | understand, comprehend |
| fissure | opening, crevice |
| flambeaux | beacon, flare, flash |
| hallowed | blessed, holy |
| hearkening | attend, become aware |
| immolation | discount, sacrifice |
| imposed | appoint, burden |
| impunity | exemption from punishment |
| inanition | lack of nourishment |
| incubus | imaginary spirit/demon |
| injuries | harm/ damage |
| intemperate | immoderate in indulge or appetite/ passion |
| impeded | movement or progress |
| irrevocable | not to be revoked or recalled |
| livid | feeling or appearing strong emotion |
| locution | form of expression |
| lucid | easily understood |
| manifold | having numerous parts |
| masquerade | a festive/gathering |
| masons | various natural products |
| malevolence | ill will hatred |
| menace | to cause evil/harm |
| meridian | circle of oath passing |
| mien | showing character |
| nebulous | hazy, vague |
| obeisance | movement of the body |
| obtuse | big |
| odious | deserving/causing hatred |
| odorous | fragrant |
| ominous | evil/harm |
| orbs | spirits |
| pacified | restore peace |
| paean | praise/joy |
| pallid | pale, faint |
| palpitating | unusual rapidity from exertion |
| patrimony | one's ancestors |
| pertinacity | persistence |
| perverseness | determined |
| pestilence | disease |
| phantasmagoric | illusions |
| precipitate | to bring on suddenly |
| prodigious | extraordinary in size |
| prolixity | length |
| promiscuously | sexual relations |
| promulgate | to make public |
| purloined | dishonesty |
| recusant | refusing to submit |
| requiem | celebrating the dead |
| reserve | to keep |
| revel | to take great pleasure |
| unostentatious | plain |
| unperceived | unnoticed |
| vexed | annoyed |
| vista | a long narrow view |
| voluminously | fill volume |
| voluptuous | pleasure |
| voracity | voracious |
| sagacity | mental judgement |
| scoraic | mental |
| sepulcher | grave/tomb |
| seraphs | highest level |
| sere | dry |
| senescent | growing old |
| sublime | elevated |
| succumbed | to give way |
| sultriness | hot |
| trepidance | feeling of alarm |
| wrought | work, crud |
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jennie7300
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