Vocab Set #1 Flashcards
adverb, in a manner that weighs heavily on the senses or spirits
Oppressively
Synonyms: Severely, harshly; Antonyms: softly, mildly
Oppressively
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung ______ low in the heavens,.
Oppressively
Noun, a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
melancholy
synonyms: woe, sadness, sorrow.
antonyms: happiness, joyful.
melancholy
as the evening drew on, within view of the______House of Usher.
melancholy
Adjective, (of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing.
singularly
synonyms: really, extremely.
antonyms: Attached, combined.
singularly
I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a_____ dreary tract of country;
singularly
verb, (of time) pass or go by
Elapsed
Synonyms: gone, passed; Antonyms: continuing, ongoing
Elapsed
Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my boon companions (friends) in boyhood; but many years had _________ since our last meeting.
Elapsed
adjective, (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
acute
Synomyms: sharp, severe; Antonyms: dull, slow
acute
The writer spoke of ______ bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him…
acute
adjective, so small as to verge on insignificance.
minute
Synonyms: tiny, little; Antonyms: big, significant
minute
_______ fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves.
minute
noun, the state or process of falling into decay or being in disrepair.
dilipidation
synonyms, disrepair, neglect,seediness
dilipidation
Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary ____________.
dilipidation
adjective,(especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.
perceptible
synonyms, noticable,perceivable,detectable
perceptible
Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely __________
perceptible
noun,a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
fissure
synonyms,opening crevice crack
fissure
_______, which, extending from the roof of the building in front, made its way down the wall in a zigzag direction, until it became lost in the sullen waters of the tarn.
fissure
adjective,especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.
profuse
synonyms, abundant,gushing, and effusive
profuse
The general furniture was ________, comfortless, antique, and tattered
profuse
