"the Fall Of The House Of Usher" Vocabulary

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oppressive

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adj. crushing by abuse of power or authority

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singularly

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adj. odd, peculiar

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reveler

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n. one who takes great pleasure or satisfaction

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insoluble

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adj. having no solution or explanation

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precipitous

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adj. very steep

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unruffled

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adj. not agitated or upset

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sedge

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n. any of a family of plants, esp. in marshy area

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sojourn

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n. to dwell in a place temporarily

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boon

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adj. convivial, good (as in companion)

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alleviation

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v. relieve, lessen

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habitual

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adj. inherent in an individual

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munificent

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adj. liberal in giving

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discernible

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adj. to come to know or recognize mentally

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dilapidation

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n. something that has fallen into partial ruin or decay

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specious

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adj. seeming to be beautiful or correct but not really so

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fissure

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n. narrow opening or crack

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ebon

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adj. black, darkness

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accost

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v. to approach or speak aggressively

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trepidation

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n. nervous agitation

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encrimson

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v. to make red

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trellis

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v. to provide with a frame of latticework used for climbing plants

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vivacious

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adj. lively in temper, conduct or spirit

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wan

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adj. sickly, pallid, dim, feeble

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tenuity

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n. something lacking stability, shaky

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pallor

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adj. paleness of face, skin tone

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gossamer

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n. something light, delicate, or tenuous (typically fabric-related)

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futile

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adj. useless, vain

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abeyance

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n. a condition of suspended activity

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insipid

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adj. lacking taste or savor, dull

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deplorable

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adj. lamentable, wretched

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phantasm

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n. a product of the imagination

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dint

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n. sheer force

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turret

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n. a litter tower often at angle of a larger structure and merely ornamental

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palpable

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adj. capable of being touched or felt

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stupor

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n. a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense of feeling

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educe

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v. to draw forth or bring out; to deduce or infer

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totter

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v. to tremble or rock as if about to fall

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pinion

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n. the end section of a wing

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befit

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v. to be suitable to

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manifest

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adj. readily perceived by the senses, esp. by sight

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pertinacity

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the act of holding resolutely to an opinion or purpose; stubborness

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collocation

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noun. the act or result of placing two things together

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obtrusive

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adj. thrusting forward without warrant or request

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donjon-keep

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noun, the inner tower, keep, or stronghold (most fortified portion) of a castle

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trestle

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noun. supporting framework consisting of a horizontal piece with spreading legs at each end

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impetuous

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adj. marked by force and violence

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doughty

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adj. able, strong, valiant

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prolixity

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noun, speaking with wordiness, redundancy

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gauntlet

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noun. protective glove

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alarum

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noun. a warning signal or device

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sash

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noun. a frame or pane of glass in a window

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sate

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verb. to satisfy to the full

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sooth

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noun. truth

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gibber

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verb. to speak rapidly, inarticulately, often foolishly

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import

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noun. importance, significance

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rend

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verb. to remove by violence

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upbraid

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verb. to criticize, reproach, or scold severely

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tumultuous

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adj. marked by violent upheaval