Vocab Set #2 Flashcards
adjective, not able to be saved, improved, or corrected
Synonyms: hopeless, incurable
Antonyms: fixable, reparable
An air of stern, deep, and __________ gloom hung over and pervaded all.
Irredeemable
verb, spread through and be perceived in every part of
Synonyms: filled, infused
Antonyms: depleted, altered
An air of stern, deep, and irredeemable gloom hung over and ___________ all.
Pervad (-ed)
adjective, attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman):
Synonyms: lively, animated:
Antonyms-:dull, listless
Upon my entrance, Usher arose from a sofa on which he had been lying at full length, and greeted me with a _____ warmth.
Vivacious
noun, comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness
Synonyms: comfort, cheer
Antonyms: distress, torment
It was thus that he spoke of the object of my visit, of his earnest desire to see me, and of the ______ he expected me to afford him.
Solace
noun, a disease or ailment.
Synonyms: complaint, disorder
Antonyms: health, wellness
He entered into what he conceived to be the nature of his _______.
Malady
adjective, characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease
Synonyms: ghoulish, macabre.
AZntonyms: Wholesome, Healthy.
He suffered much from a ______ acuteness of the senses; the most insipid food was alone endurable; t
Morbid
adjective, sharp or severe in effect
Synonyms: severe, critical
Antonyms: negligible, slow-witted
The writer spoke of _______ bodily illness…
Acute (-ness)
adjective-without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities
synonyms-dull,flat
antonyms-tasty
he most insipid food was alone endurable
Insipid
adjective, unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way.
Synonyms: odd, funny
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
…., his eyes were tortured by even a faint light; and there were but ________ sounds,…
Peculiar
verb, deserving censure or contempt.
Synonyms- bemoan, complain
Antonym- praise, laud
…, “I must perish in this ___________ folly.
Deplore (-able)
