Vocab #1

Question 1

adverb; in a cruel and unfair way that does not allow people the freedom they should have

Answer 1

Oppressively

Question 2

Synonym:harsh,cruel
Antonym;comfort,cheer

Answer 2

Oppressively

Question 3

DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung ___________ low in the heavens, …

Answer 3

Oppressively

Question 4

adverb; in a remarkable or noticeable way

Answer 4

Singular(ly)

Question 5

Singular:remarkable,extraordinary
Antonym-ordinary,run-of the mill

Answer 5

Singular(ly)

Question 6

…., through a __________ dreary tract of country; and found myself, as the evening drew on, ….

Answer 6

Singular(ly)

Question 7

noun; a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Answer 7

melancholy

Question 8

Synonym-desolation,
antonym-fertility

Answer 8

melancholy

Question 9

……, within view of the __________ House of Usher.

Answer 9

melancholy

Question 10

verb; (of time) pass or go by

Answer 10

elapsed

Question 11

Synonym:pass,go by
antonym:ongoing,continuing

Answer 11

elapsed

Question 12

………, had been one of my boon companions (friends) in boyhood; but many years had ________ since our last meeting.

Answer 12

elapsed

Question 13

adjective; (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree

Answer 13

acute

Question 14

Synonym-severe,critical
antonym-negligible
,slow-witted

Answer 14

acute

Question 15

The writer spoke of ______ bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest desire to see me,…..

Answer 15

acute

Question 16

noun; a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour

Answer 16

minute

Question 16

synonym-tiny,miniscule
antonym-huge

Answer 16

minute

Question 17

_________ fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves.

Answer 17

minute

Question 18

noun; the state or process of falling into decay or being in disrepair

Answer 18

dilapidation

Question 19

synonym:dissolution,disrepair
antonym:new,weary

Answer 19

dilapidation

Question 20

Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary _________.

Answer 20

dilapidation

Question 21

adjective; (especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed

Answer 21

perceptible

Question 22

synonym;noticeable,perceivable
antonym-imperceptible;inconspicuous

Answer 22

perceptible

Question 23

Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely ________ fissure,…

Answer 23

perceptible

Question 24

noun; a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth

Answer 24

fissure

Question 25

synonym-opening,crevice
antonym-closure,solid

Answer 25

fissure

Question 26

Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely perceptible _________,….

Answer 26

fissure

Question 27

adjective; (especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant

Answer 27

profuse

Question 28

synonym- liberal, fulsome
antonym- scant, sparse

Answer 28

profuse

Question 29

The general furniture was _________, comfortless, antique, and tattered.

Answer 29

profuse