the fall of the house of usher terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 melancholy | gloomy, depressing, depression, sadness |
| precipitous | extremely, steep |
| lurid | gruesome, revolting |
| tarn | small moutain lake or pool |
| sedge | a grasslike plant growing in wet places |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| malady | unhealthy condition |
| munificent | generous |
| unobtrusive | not imposing onselfor opinions on others |
| appellation | an identiying name or title |
| prestilent | unhealthy, noxious |
| phantasmagoric | aptical illusion, dreamlike apperance (referring to apparitions) |
| armorial | coar of arms |
| accosted | to confront bodly |
| trepidation | trembling or quivering |
| concision | clearly |
| solace | consolation or relief |
| insipid | bland |
| anomalous | irregular, inconsistent |
| suppositious | fraudulently pretended |
| cataleptical | a seizure, brain disorder, mental stupor |
| sulphureous | fiery |
| dirge | solemn, mournful, music, song expressing mourning for the dead |
| pertinacity | stubborn persistence |
| collocation | arrangement |
| sentience | capacity for sensation or feeling |
| prolixity | speaking or writing at tedous lengh |
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