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Fall of Usher
Vocabulary words for "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Term | Definition |
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perish | suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way. |
agitation | a state of anxiety or nervous excitement. |
gaze | look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought. |
physician | a person qualified to practice medicine. |
alter | change or cause to change in character or composition |
betray | be disloyal to. |
inhabitant | a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place. |
melancholy | causing or expressing sadness; depressing. |
afflict | cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble. |
stray | move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place. |
influence | the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. |
overwhelm | have a strong emotional effect on/give too much of a thing to (someone); inundate. |