English 3 Fall of the House of Usher 2012 - Kidd
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English 3 Fall of the House of Usher 2012 - Kidd
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acuity | sharpness of perception |
| affinity | a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship |
| anomalous | out of place, abnormal |
| antiquity | the quality of being ancient; ancient times |
| apathy | a lack of concern or feeling, indifference |
| desolate | deserted, without inhabitants, barren |
| dirge | funeral hymn, lament |
| discern | to differentiate between two or more things |
| discord | lack of agreement, tension, strife |
| dissolution | disintegration, decomposition and dispersion |
| emaciated | very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away |
| equivocal | ambiguous (usually intended to mislead) |
| fervid | ardent, burning, impassioned |
| goad | to urge on in a negative sense |
| hideous | very ugly, offensive, shocking |
| impetuous | violent, hasty, rash, impulsive |
| import | relative importance, significance |
| insipid | boring and stupid |
| interred | buried |
| malady | a disease or unwholesome condition |
| morbidity | unwholesomeness and gloominess, gruesomeness |
| munificent | very generous |
| orthodox | conforming to established standards, conventional |
| pallor | extreme paleness usually relating to the face |
| palpable | tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable |
| paradoxical | something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
| pertinacity | stubborn persistence or act of refusing to yield on an opinion or belief |
| ponderous | very heavy, unwieldy from weight |
| potent | powerful, having a strong effect |
| precipitous | marked by great rapidity, haste, or lack of caution |
| prodigious | extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous |
| profuse | extravagantly abundant, flowing freely |
| prostration | a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome |
| protract | to prolong |
| quaint | unusual in character or appearance |
| rend | to tear violently, to split |
| reverie | daydreaming |
| stealthy | acting in a secret and sneaky way |
| sublime | exalted, noble, uplifting |
| tarry | to delay in coming or going, to linger |
| tempestuous | turbulent, stormy |
| tenuous | flimsy, barely attached |
| trepidation | fear, trembling, agitation |
| trivia | insignificant matters |
| unobtrusive | not readily noticeable, inconspicuous |
| upbraid | to scold harshly, to reproach |
| utter | to express by speaking |
| vivacious | full of life, very animated |
| vivid | bright, distinct, and clear |
| wan | very pale and sickly |
| The narrator knows Roderick Usher because they | went to school together. |
| 7. Which single effect does the author help create with the following description? "the decayed trees, and the gray wall, and the silent tarn" | gloom |
| . Roderick's sister is the only Usher family member living in the house with him. If she dies, | Roderick will be the last of the Usher family. |
| 9. On the final night, the narrator cannot sleep because | he is nervous and hears unfamiliar sounds. |
| 10. What happens to Roderick at the end of the story? | He dies as Madeline's body falls on him. |
| Tom and his wife are unhappy because they | b. fight about money |
| What is the author making a satire of in the following passage? "Tom was a hard-minded fellow, not easily daunted, and he had lived so long with a termagant wife that he did not even fear the devil." | c. wives |
| Tom begins praying and reading the Bible because he | a. wants to escape the devil |
| The author most likely uses the image of Tom's green spectacles to show that Tom is | d. greedy and obsessed with wealth |
| What does the devil do to Tom at the end of the tale? | d. carries Tom away on a horse |
| What is the speaker describing in "The Chambered Nautilus"? | d. a broken shell |
| In "The Chambered Nautilus," you can infer that the speaker thinks change is good because the | a. The animal moves through a shining archway and b. Its new home is as comfortable as the old home |
| One message of "The Chambered Nautilus" is that you should | a. keep trying to become a better person |
| What kind of vessel is Old Ironsides? | d. a battleship |
| The speaker of "Old Ironsides" believes that it would be best to | sink the ship |
| "The Chambered Nautilus" and "Old Ironsides" both discuss | a. the ocean |
| What does the speaker say that nature does for you when you are happy? | a. shows her beauty |
| The speaker suggests that you should go outside and enjoy nature's beauty when | c. you worry about death |
| Who does the speaker say you will lie with when you die? | everyone who has died before. |
| What does the speaker mean by "Couch more magnificent" in line 33? | the Earth will be your tomb, and it is a beautiful place. |
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