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Edgar Allen Poe Vocabulary
From "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado"
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9th Grade
11/20/2011
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Sedges
 Definition
Plants which resemble hedges
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Precipitous
 Definition
Abrupt, happening before anticipated or required
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Appellation
 Definition
Name or title
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Phantasmagoric
 Definition
Describing scenes which constantly fluctuate
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In Abeyance
 Definition
Suspended, out of commision
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Prostrating
 Definition
Humbling yourself
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Dirges
 Definition
Funeral song
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Educe
 Definition
To bring out from
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Seraph
 Definition
A celestial being having three pairs of wings
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Sentilence
 Definition
The state of experiencing or feeling a sensation
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Collocation
 Definition
The act or result of placing together, especially with words
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Cataleptical
 Definition
Acting in a trancelike nervous condition, catagorized especially by loss of central nervous system
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Incubus
 Definition
Evil spirit
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Miasma
 Definition
Poisonous atmosphere thought to rise from swams and putrid matter
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Prolixity
 Definition
Wordiness
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Vagaries
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Odd or fancy notions
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Impunity
 Definition
Freedom from punishment
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Unredressed
 Definition
Not resolved
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Retribution
 Definition
Deserved punishment, revenge
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Catacombs
 Definition
Vaults in an underground burial place
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Amontillado
 Definition
A pale, dry sherry (wine)
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Immolation
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Sacrifice
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Connoisseurship
 Definition
Expert judgement
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Virtuoso Spirit
 Definition
Knowledge of the arts
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Practice Imposture
 Definition
Deceive
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Gemmery
 Definition
Knowledge of precious stones
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Motley
 Definition
A clown's multicolored costume
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Pipe
 Definition
A large barrel
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Niter
 Definition
White or gray mineral
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Roquelaure
 Definition
A knee-length cloak
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Palazzo
 Definition
Palace
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Flambeaux
 Definition
Lighted torches
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Masons
 Definition
The freemasons, an international secret society
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Rapier
 Definition
Slender, two edged sword
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In pace requiescat
 Definition
May he rest in peace
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