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Decker Red Death
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Denotation | literal meaning, dictionary definition |
| Connotation | implied or suggested meaning of a word |
| Inference | the process of making a conclusion or judgment |
| Masque | something that covers your face |
| Melancholy | sadness, depression |
| candelabrum | a branched candle stick |
| Phantom | a ghost or apparition |
| Pantomine | act out, imitate |
| Pestilence | a contagious epidemic disease |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving, melting |
| dauntless | fearless |
| buffoon | clown, jester |
| voluptuous | pleasing to the senses |
| embellish | to decorate, exaggerate |
| gay | cheerful, happy |
| gaunt | thin and weary/tired |
| countenance | face or visage |
| scrutiny | to examine closely |
| illimitable | without borders, boundless |
| dominion | having supreme authority |
| appall | shock, fill with horror |
| blasphemous | sacreligious, disrespectful |
| abbey | sanctuary, church |
| bizarre | strange |
| ebony | black, raven |
| allusion | reference |