The Pit and the Pendulum Vocabulary

Question 1

locution

Answer 1

a word, phrase, or expression used in a manner or style

Question 2

lucid

Answer 2

easily understood or clear; shining or bright

Question 3

epoch

Answer 3

a period in time marked by notable events

Question 4

ascertain

Answer 4

to determine or discover

Question 5

cognizant

Answer 5

being aware or having knowledge

Question 6

recusant

Answer 6

person who refuses to give into authority

Question 7

accentuate

Answer 7

to emphasize

Question 8

voracity

Answer 8

condition of craving food or being very eager

Question 9

writhe

Answer 9

to twist or move as in pain

Question 10

imperceptible

Answer 10

not able to be recognizable

Question 11

specters

Answer 11

a ghost, especially of a terrifying nature

Question 12

stealth

Answer 12

to move very quietly or with great case to not be noticed

Question 13

supervened

Answer 13

to occur as something additional

Question 14

conjecture

Answer 14

to say an opinion without evidence or proof

Question 15

swoon

Answer 15

to faint

Question 16

gossamer

Answer 16

a cobweb seen floating or on trees and bushes

Question 17

cadence

Answer 17

a rhythmic flow in verse or music

Question 18

tumultuous

Answer 18

noisy, making a disturbance

Question 19

pervade

Answer 19

to spread through a throughout

Question 20

oppress

Answer 20

to control by cruelty or force

Question 21

perish

Answer 21

to die or be destroyed in a n untimely way

Question 22

prostrate

Answer 22

to late face down or the ground as in submission

Question 23

avidity

Answer 23

eagerness or enthusiasm

Question 24

charnel

Answer 24

a place for dead bodies

Question 25

traverse

Answer 25

travel across or through

Question 26

oscillations

Answer 26

movement back and forth at a regular speed

Question 27

scimitar

Answer 27

single-edged sword

Question 28

sunder

Answer 28

to separate, break apart

Question 29

pertinacity

Answer 29

the quality of holding firmly to an opinion

Question 30

ague

Answer 30

malaria or another illness involving fever and shivering