Edgar Allan Poe Vocabulary Terms

Question 1

Masquerade

Answer 1

N.

A formal dance or party where people wear masks and unusual clothing

Question 2

hale

Answer 2

Adj.

healthy and active

Question 3

Extremity

Answer 3

N.

The part that is furthest from the center of something

Question 4

Casement

Answer 4

N.

Window or window covering

Question 5

Emanate

Answer 5

Verb

To come forth or emerge from a source

Question 6

Countenance

Answer 6

N.

Face or facial expressions

Question 7

Disconcert

Answer 7

N.

An interruption that causes someone to feel upset, confused, or embarrassed

Question 8

Pervade

Answer 8

V.

To spread throughout

Question 9

Embellishments

Answer 9

Noun

Details added to make things more beautiful or interesting

Question 10

Grotesque

Answer 10

Adjective

Extremely ugly or displeasing to the eye

Question 11

Wanton

Answer 11

Adjective
Unrestrained behavior (often sexual in nature)

Question 12

Visage

Answer 12

Noun

Face

Question 13

Writhe

Answer 13

Verb

To twist the body, often because you are in pain

Question 14

Throng

Answer 14

Noun/Verb

A group in one place pushing forward one way

Question 15

Prostrate

Answer 15

Verb

Lying flat on the ground with your face down

Question 16

Sepulcher

Answer 16

Noun

Burial vault built of rock or stone; more generally a tomb or grave

Question 17

Seraphs

Answer 17

Noun

Divine being or angel most associated with Christianity

Question 18

Covet

Answer 18

Verb

To want something that most people do not have; a desire to have something

Question 19

Avow

Answer 19

Verb

To publicly say, admit, or promise

Question 20

Pestilence

Answer 20

N.

Disease that spreads quickly and kills large amounts of people