The Fall of the House of Usher

Amoyya (Poland)
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  1. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  2. brood
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  3. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  4. reverie
    an abstracted state of absorption
  5. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  6. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  7. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  8. rhapsodise
    say (something) with great enthusiasm
  9. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  10. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
  11. educe
    construe a meaning or elicit a principle
  12. importunate
    making persistent or urgent requests
Created on Tue Aug 27 11:31:22 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Aug 29 10:35:00 EDT 2013)

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