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Vocab set #1 Flashcards

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adverb, in a manner that weighs heavily on the senses or spirits

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Oppressively

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Synonyms: Harshly
The whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung __________ low in the heavens.

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Oppressively

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adverb:In a singular manner or to a singular degree.

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Singularly

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Synonyms: Exceptionally
I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a __________ dreary tract of country.

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Singularly

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Adjective: Affected with great sadness or depression (literary)

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Melancholy

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Synonyms: Gloomy
Within view of the _______ House of Usher.

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Melancholy

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Adjective:(of time) Having passed or slipped by

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Elasped

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Synonyms: Expired
But many years had elapsed since our last meeting.

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Elasped

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Adjective: Brief, quick, short

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Acute

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Synonyms: Sharp
A letter from him. The writer spoke of _______ bodily illness

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Acute

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Noun:A short but unspecified time period (informal)

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Minute

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Synonyms: Moment
_______ fungi overspread the whole exterior,

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Minute

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Noun: Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally (britain, law)

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Dilapidation

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Synonyms: Disrepair
Yet all this was apart from any ________ dilapidation.

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Dilapidation

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Adjective: (especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.

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Perceptible

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Synonyms: Visible
Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely _________

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Perceptible

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Noun: a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

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Fissure

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Synonyms: Crack
______, which, extending from the roof of the building in front,

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Fissure

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Adjective: very complicated or detailed.

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Intricate

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Synonyms: Complex
A valet conducted me, in silence, through many dark and intricate passages

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Intricate

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Adjective: dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.

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Somber

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Synonyms: Dull
The _____ testries of the walls

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Somber

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Noun:a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.

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Trepidation

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Synonyms: apprehension
He accosted me with ______ and passed on.

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Trepidation

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Noun:a man’s personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.

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Valet

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Synonyms: Attendant
The ______ now threw open a door and ushered me into the presence of his master.

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Valet

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Adjective: (especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.

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Profuse

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Synonyms: copious
The general furniture was _______

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Profuse

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Adjective: not able to be saved, improved, or corrected.

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Irredeemable

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Synonyms: Desperate
An air of stern, deep, and _______ gloom hung over and pervaded all

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Irredeemable

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Verb: (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.

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Pervaded

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Synonyms: Infuse
An air of stern, deep, and irredeemable gloom hung over and _______ all

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Pervaded

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Adjective: attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman).

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Vivacious

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Synonyms: Outgoing
and greeted me with a _______ warmth.

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Vivacious

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comfort in times of grief or worry.

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Solace

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Synonyms: Support
and of the ______ he expected me to afford him.

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Solace

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Noun:a disease or ailment.

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Malady

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Synonyms: Ache
He entered into what he conceived to be the nature of his malady.

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Malady

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Adjective: characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.

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Morbid

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Synonyms: Ghastly
It displayed itself in a host of unnatural sensations. He suffered much from a ______

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Morbid

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Adjective: unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

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Peculiar

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The odors of all flowers were oppressive; his eyes were tortured by even a faint light; and there were but _______ sounds.

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Peculiar

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Adjective: deserving strong condemnation.

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Deplorable

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Synonyms: Dire
“I shall perish,” said he, “I must perish in this ________ folly.

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Deplorable

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Noun: lack of good sense; foolishness.

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Folly

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Synonyms: Craziness
“I shall perish,” said he, “I must perish in this deplorable ________.

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Folly

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Noun: a person’s face or facial expression.

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Countenance

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Synonyms: apperrance
my glance sought instinctively and eagerly the _________ of the brother

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Countenance

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Adjective: abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

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Emaciated

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Synonyms: Bony
I could only perceive that a far more than ordinary wanness had overspread the ______

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Emaciated

51
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Noun: lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

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Apathy

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Synonyms: Indifference
A settled _____, a gradual wasting away of the person

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Apathy

53
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Verb: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

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Alleviate

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Synonyms: Allay
And during this period I was busied to alleviate the melancholy of my friend.

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Alleviate

55
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the act or process of digging, especially when something specific is being removed from the ground.

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Excavation

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Synonyms: Burrow
Certain accessory points of the design served well to convey the idea that this _______ lay at an exceeding depth below the surface of the earth.

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Excavation

57
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Adjective: able to be discerned; perceptible.

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Discernible

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Synonyms: Apparent
No outlet was observed in any portion of its vast extent, and no torch, or other artificial source of light was ________; yet a flood of intense rays rolled throughout

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Discernible

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