Vocab set 3

Question 1

adj; Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Answer 1

Peculiar

Question 2

He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses; the most insipid food was alone endurable; the oppressive could wear only garments of certain texture; the odors of all flowers were oppressive; his eyes were tortured by even a faint light; and there were but ________ sounds, and these from stringed instruments, which did not inspire him with horror.

Answer 2

Peculiar

Question 3

Adjective
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched; Synonyms: lamentable, disgraceful; Antonyms: delightful, pleasing

Answer 3

Deplorable

Question 4

“I shall perish,” said he, “I must perish in this _________ folly.

Answer 4

Deplorable

Question 5

noun as in nonsense, ridiculous idea; absurdity, foolishness; Antonyms: carefulness, intelligence

Answer 5

Folly

Question 6

“I shall perish,” said he, “I must perish in this deplorable _____.

Answer 6

Folly

Question 7

noun
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face; Synonyms: demeanor, composure; Antonyms: apprehension, perturbation

Answer 7

Countenance

Question 8

When a door closed upon her, my glance sought instinctively and eagerly the ____________ of the brother

Answer 8

Countenance

Question 9

adjective
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food; Synonyms: bony, thin; Antonyms: plump, chubby

Answer 9

Emaciated

Question 9

I could only perceive that a far more than ordinary wanness had overspread the ________ fingers through which trickled many passionate tears

Answer 9

Emaciated

Question 9

noun absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement; Synonyms: impassive, indifference; Antonyms: enthusiasm, interest

Answer 9

Apathy

Question 9

A settled ______, a gradual wasting away of the person, and a partially cataleptical character, were the unusual diagnosis.

Answer 9

Apathy

Question 10

verb
make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe; Synonyms: relieve, ease; Antonyms: aggravate, irritate

Answer 10

Alleviate

Question 11

For several days, her name was unmentioned by either Usher or myself: and during this period I was busied to __________ the melancholy of my friend.

Answer 11

Alleviate

Question 12

noun a site that is being or has been excavated; Synonyms: trench, pit; Antonyms: mound, exces

Answer 12

Excavation

Question 12

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.

Answer 12

Excavation

Question 13

adjective capable of being discerned; distinguishable.

Answer 13

Discernable

Question 14

No outlet was observed in any portion of its vast extent, and no torch, or other artificial source of light was __________;

Answer 14

Discernable

Question 15

noun
magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur; Synonyms: luxury, majestic; Antonyms: ordinary, modes

Answer 15

Splendor

Question 16

yet a flood of intense rays rolled throughout, and bathed the whole in a ghastly ________.

Answer 16

Splendor

Question 17

adjective
relating to the sense of hearing; Synonyms: sensory, acoustic; Antonyms: silent, inaudible

Answer 17

Auditory

Question 18

I have spoken of that condition of the _______ nerve which rendered all music intolerable to the sufferer

Answer 18

Auditory