Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Vocabulary from the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe

  1. vex- annoy, bother, irritate     
  2. sagacity- wisdom                
  3. audacity- boldness, especially in the face of danger  
  4. perverseness- determination to do the opposite of what is expected or desired                    -
  5. insufferable- something that you can’t stand            
  6. malevolence- evil intentions               
  7. catacomb- underground cemetary     
  8. dreary- causing sadness                     
  9. ominous- hinting toward something bad happening in the future     
  10. sepulchre- burial chamber (grave, tomb)         
  11. morbid- unusual interest in death, unwholesome 
  12. apathy- not caring, lack of interest                
  13. pestilence- highly contagious disease    
  14. revel- to take pleasure or enjoyment             
  15. melancholy- depressed           
  16. despair- hopelessness             

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