Vocabulary from the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe
- vex- annoy, bother, irritate
- sagacity- wisdom
- audacity- boldness, especially in the face of danger
- perverseness- determination to do the opposite of
what is expected or desired -
- insufferable- something that you can’t stand
- malevolence- evil intentions
- catacomb- underground cemetary
- dreary- causing sadness
- ominous- hinting toward something bad happening in
the future
- sepulchre- burial chamber (grave, tomb)
- morbid- unusual interest in death, unwholesome
- apathy- not caring, lack of interest
- pestilence- highly contagious disease
- revel- to take pleasure or enjoyment
- melancholy- depressed
- despair- hopelessness
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