ENGL 3 Short Stories

Mr. Kawel (United States of America)
Vocabulary list for "The Pedestrian", "The Masque of Red Death", and "Lamb to the Slaughter"
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  1. seam
    joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
  2. peer
    look searchingly
  3. glimmer
    a flash of light
  4. phantom
    something existing in perception only
  5. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  6. murmur
    a low continuous indistinct sound
  7. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  8. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  9. cavalry
    troops trained to fight on horseback
  10. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  11. rustling
    a light noise, like leaves blowing in the wind
  12. ceaseless
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  13. incense
    the pleasing scent produced when a substance is burned
  14. radiance
    an attractive combination of good health and happiness
  15. ebbing
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  16. antiseptic
    a substance that destroys harmful microorganisms
  17. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
  18. psychiatric
    relating to the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  19. regressive
    opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
  20. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  21. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  22. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  23. ban
    prohibit especially by law or social pressure
  24. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  25. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  26. hale
    exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
  27. august
    profoundly honored
  28. ingress
    the act of entering
  29. egress
    the act or means of going out
  30. contagion
    an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  31. buffoon
    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
  32. vista
    the visual percept of a region
  33. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  34. shroud
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  35. profusion
    the property of being extremely abundant
  36. pendulum
    an apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely
  37. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  38. lapse
    drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  39. constrained
    lacking spontaneity; not natural
  40. hearken
    listen; used mostly in the imperative
  41. disconcert
    cause to lose one's composure
  42. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  43. embellishment
    the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
  44. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  45. gaiety
    a festive merry feeling
  46. cessation
    a stopping
  47. disapprobation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  48. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  49. propriety
    correct behavior
  50. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  51. visage
    the human face
  52. blasphemous
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  53. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  54. attain
    gain with effort
  55. illimitable
    without restrictions in extent or size or quantity
  56. tragic
    very sad, especially involving grief or death or destruction
  57. frantic
    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
  58. exasperate
    make furious
  59. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  60. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  61. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  62. minute
    infinitely or immeasurably small
  63. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  64. precinct
    an administrative district of a city or town
  65. reversal
    the act of switching the order or place of
  66. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  67. parody
    humorous or satirical mimicry
  68. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  69. understatement
    something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast
  70. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  71. exaggeration
    the act of making something more noticeable than usual
Created on Tue Sep 16 12:44:17 EDT 2014 (updated Sat Sep 27 09:21:50 EDT 2014)

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