Vocab set 2

Question 1

Adjective
Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped; Synonyms: irreclaimable, hopeless; Antonyms: correctable, fixable

Answer 1

Irredeemable

Question 2

An air of stern, deep, and ____________ gloom hung over and pervaded all.

Answer 2

Irredeemable

Question 3

verb: to become spread throughout all parts of; Synonyms: saturated, penetrated; Antonyms: drained, depleted

Answer 3

Pervaded

Question 4

An air of stern, deep, and irredeemable gloom hung over and ________ all.

Answer 4

Pervaded

Question 5

Adjective
Lively and animated; full of life and energy; Synonyms: spirited, cheerful; Antonyms: lifeless, dull

Answer 5

Vivacious

Question 6

Upon my entrance, Usher arose from a sofa on which he had been lying at full length, and greeted me with a _________ warmth.

Answer 6

Vivacious

Question 7

Verb
Give moral or emotional strength to; Synonyms: reassure, encourage; Antonyms: distress, anguish

Answer 7

Solace

Question 8

of his earnest desire to see me, and of the ______ he expected me to afford him.

Answer 8

Solace

Question 9

Noun
Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder; Synonyms: affliction, infirmity ;Antonyms: strength,health

Answer 9

Malady

Question 10

He entered into what he conceived to be the nature of his ______.

Answer 10

Malady

Question 11

Adjective
Of, or relating to disease; Synonyms: gruesome, unhealthy; Antonyms: pleasing, healthy

Answer 11

Morbid

Question 12

He suffered much from a ______ acuteness of the senses

Answer 12

Morbid

Question 13

Noun
The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness; Synonyms: keenness, astuteness; Antonyms: minor, dullness

Answer 13

Acuteness

Question 14

He suffered much from a morbid _________ of the senses

Answer 14

Acuteness

Question 15

Adjective
Lacking taste or flavor or tang; Synonyms: bland, flat; Antonyms: delicious, savory

Answer 15

Insipid

Question 16

the most _______ food was alone endurable

Answer 16

Insipid

Question 17

Adjective
Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; Synonyms: queer, abnormal;Antonyms: standard, common

Answer 17

peculiar

Question 18

and there were but ________ sounds, and these from stringed instruments, which did not inspire him with horror.

Answer 18

peculiar

Question 19

Adjective
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched; Synonyms: dreadful, miserable; Antonyms: delightful, admirable

Answer 19

Deplorable

Question 20

“I must perish in this __________ folly.

Answer 20

Deplorable