edgar allen poe vocab Flashcards
to plan, plot
conceived
sharp, strong, intense
acute
annoyed or distressed
vexed
showing knowledge, understanding, or insight
profound
to be held back; muffled
stifiled
kept oneself from doing or saying something
refrained
relief from harm or discomfort
respite
a drug or a drink that is believed to help people forget sorrow.
nepenthe
craven
cowardly
deficient in color
pallid
a window in which the pieces of glass are set in diagonally crossing strips of wood, vinyl, or
lattice
a deep bow or curtsy
obeisance
aidenn
Eden, paradise
seraphim
An angelic being, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardor, and purity.