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The Masque of the Red Death Vocab
vocab words from the short story for mrs. nadj
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English
10th Grade
11/04/2010

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Term
Canine
Definition
(N) Any animal belonging to the dog family; (adj) of or like a dog
S-Dog
A-Cat
My canine teeth are really long just like dog's teeth!
Term
Ossified
Definition
(V) To change into bone; to harden like bone; to become rigid, hardhearted, or opposed to change
S-Harden
A-Soft
I was ossified with my opinion and i was unwilling to change it.
Term
Meager
Definition
(adj) Noticeably lacking in quality, quantity, or extent; scanty; lean
S-Thin
A-Smart
He was very meager with his knowledge about history and he failed the test.
Term
Ravages
Definition
(V) To destroy or devastate; (n) the act of devastating; great damage
S-Devastating
A-happy
He ravaged her heart after they broke up.
Term
Apex
Definition
(N) the highest point of something; vertex; the culmination or point of climax
S-Climax
A-bottom
At the apex of my day, I was at Knot's with my friends riding my favorite ride.
Term
Defunct
Definition
(adj) no longer in existence or functioning; dead
S-dead
A-Working
I put my dollar in the vending machine but it was defunct and did not give me my food.
Term
Perceive
Definition
(V) To become aware if or to understand by means if the senses; to detect; to observe; to grasp the meaning of
S-Observe
A-Oblivious
When I saw the "Wet Floor" sign i perceived that i should walk carefully because the floor is slippery.
Term
Bourgeois
Definition
(adj) Of or like the middle class- often referring to a focus upon material things and respectability; (n) a middle-class person; the middle class
S-Middle Class
A-Poor
My family is bourgeois because my dad makes an average amount of money and we are neither rich nor poor.
Term
Influx
Definition
(N) A flowing in, as of people or things
S-Crowded
A-Leaving
On Black Friday, there is and influx of people rushing into the stores.
Term
Obliterate
Definition
(V) To destroy completely; to wipe out; to erase
S-Destroy
A-Build
The bomb obliterated everything in the city and turned it to ashes.
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