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Poe Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| august | inspiring reverence/admiration, venerable, eminent |
| ingress | act of going in or entering |
| voluptuous | full of or characterized by luxury, pleasure, or sensuous enjoyment |
| fete | a day of celebration of holiday |
| piquant | pleasantly sharp in flavor or aroma |
| phantasm | a ghost, vision, hallucination |
| grotesque | odd or unnatural in appearance, or character; bizzare, fantastically ugly or absurd. |
| wanton | reckless, careless, without regard for limits |
| masquerade | an elegant party or dance at which guests wear masks/costumes to disguise themselves |
| decorum | politeness, manners, behavior |
| dauntless | fearless, intrepid, bold |
| spectral | ghostly |
| impunity | exemption from punishment |
| retribution | requital (pay back) for insult or injury |
| connoisseur | an expert in art, wine, |