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Pre-AP Poe Vocab

Vocabulary words for the Pre-AP class

TermDefinition
sagacity intelligence and good judgment
suavity smoothness; politeness
profound having a deep insight or understanding
gesticulations energetic gestures
wary cautious
lucid easily understood; completely intelligible or comphrehensible
vehemently forcefully; passionately
vexed disturbed; annoyed
impeded to slow, delay, or prevent
refrained held back
avidity eagerness or greediness
derision contempt; ridicule
ravenous extremely hungry
audacity boldness
acrid sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor
acute sharp; sensitive
discourse conversation
divining speculating; conjecturing
pertinacity adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design. Persistant.
fiend demon; villain
viand an item of food
fissure a narrow opening produced by the separation of parts (a crack)
implore to ask for
obeisance bowing as a sign of reverence
placid calm
writhe to twist the body
quaff drink
quaint odd, singular, old-fashioned
respite repose and rest
wrought caused to happen
Created by: Mrs.Werth
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