| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dreary | (adj) very sad |
| ponder | (v) to think about |
| weary | (adj) very tired |
| quaint | (adj) cute in an old fashioned way |
| volume | (n) big book |
| lore | (n) a famous old story |
| rapping | (n) repeated knocking |
| chamber | (n) large room |
| mutter | (v) to mumble |
| distinctly | (adj) clearly |
| bleak | (adj) predicting bad luck |
| embers | (n) Small, glowing pieces of coal or wood |
| wrought | (v, past tense) old fashioned for worked or made (past tense) |
| eagerly | (adv) (do something) WITH DESIRE |
| morrow | (n) tomorrow |
| sorrow | (n) sadness |
| vainly | (adv) without success |
| surcease | (v & n) come to an end; quit happening; stop |
| radiant | (adj) bright w/joy; shining brightly |
| rustling | (n) sound of paper rubbing together |
| entreating | (v) begging or asking |
| presently | (adv) right away |
| soul | (n) spiritual part of humans |
| hesitate | (v) to pause or hold back |
| implore | (v) to beg |
| scarce | (adj) small quantity |
| peering | (v) looking closely |
| mortal | (n & adj) living human; able to die |
| token | (n) small symbol of an idea or thing |
| murmur | (v&n) to speak softly |
| merely | (adv) only |
| lattice | (n) grille, screen, trellis |
| thereat | (adv) over there |
| explore | (v) look for, try to find |
| flung | (v, past tense of fling) threw |
| flirt | (v & n) a sudden or brisk motion |
| flutter | (v & n) quick, irregular motions |
| stately | (adj) dignified, majestic, worthy of respect |
| yore | (n) long ago times |
| obeisance | (n) a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture of respect |
| mein | (n) appearance; look; demeanor |
| perch | (v) hold onto, hang in place |
| bust | (n) a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders |
| Pallas | (n) Athena -- goddess of wisdom in ancient Greek mythology |
| ebony | (adj) dark black |
| fancy | (n) something one has a desire for |
| grave | (adj) VERY serious and dangerous |
| stern | (adj) serious, strict |
| decorum | (n) Appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
| countenance | (n) the expression on ones face |
| crest | (n) highest part of a hill - or anything else |
| shorn | (adj) shaved, having a very short haircut. |
| thou | (pronoun) you (old-fashioned informal form) |
| craven | (n) coward |
| ghastly | (adj) scary, ghost-like |
| grim | (adj) sinister, nasty, meanly scary & serious character. |
| ancient | (adj) really really really old |
| Plutonian | (adj) relating to the lower world of the dead/God of the underworld |
| Quoth | (v, past tense) said |
| nevermore | not any longer; never, ever again |
| marvel | (v & n) to enjoy with surprise and awe; something that inspires awe |
| ungainly | (adj) awkward. |
| discourse | (n) talking/writing; any communication with words |
| relevancy | (n) connected with the issue under consideration. |
| bore | (v. past tense of bear) carried, held. |
| sculpture | (n) art cut out of stone. |
| placid | (adj) calm, peaceful |
| outpour | (v) to make rush forward/outward |
| utter | (v) to say aloud |
| stock | (n) the amount of goods available; what is in the inventory or available (at a store, for example) |
| store | (n) supplies; things kept ready for sale or emergency |
| merciful | (adj) full of forgiveness, understanding, kindness |
| burden | (n) a heavy, hard task |
| dirge | (n) A funeral hymn or lament. |
| melancholy | (adj) sad |
| beguiling | (v, present progressive & adj) calling, beckoning alluringly; attractive |
| velvet | (n) soft, plush, rich fabric |
| betook | (v. past tense of betake) make leave or go |
| ominous | (adj) portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening. |
| gaunt | (adj) thin in a sickly way |
| croak | (v) to make a throaty, harsh sound |
| syllable | (n) A basic unit of speech generally containing only one vowel sound |
| fowl | (n) bird |
| fiery | (adj) full of fire; wild; full of fury |
| bosom | (n) heart; chest |
| divine | (v) to guess; figure out from clues |
| ease | (n) simplicity; a relaxing manner |
| recline | (v) to lay back in a relaxing way |
| gloat | (v) to brag or cheer in a conceited way |
| o'er | (adv) over in poetic language |
| denser | (adj -- comparitive form) thicker, heavier |
| censer | (n) a container for perfume or incense |
| Seraphim | (n) plural form -- ANGELS. the singular is made by eliminating the last two letters. |
| tinkle | (v) to make high-pitched, light noises, as on the far right keys on a piano |
| tufted | (adj) full of small, soft bumps made from yarn or grass or ??? |
| hath | (v) old-fashioned form of have or has |
| lent | (v, past tesnse form) given with the expecatation of return |
| respite | (n) rest, a period of peace |
| nepenthe | (n) Something that induces forgetfulness of sorrow or eases pain |
| quaff | (v) to drink |
| tempter | (n) someone who entices you to do something |
| tempest | (n) a wild storm |
| thee | (n) old fashioned form of you |
| ashore | (adj) next to the water, but still on the beach |
| desolate | (adj) all alone; lonely |
| undaunted | (adj) not concerned or worried or afraid |
| balm | (n) s.t. that eases pain, esp. s.t. one can spread like a lotion on aching skin |
| Gilead | (n) A region of ancient Palestine that was the site of much sorrow and trouble as told in stories in the bible. |
| adore | (v) love; admire greatly |
| laden | (adj) full of |
| Aidenn | (n) Arabic word for Eden or paradise |
| clasp | (v) hold onto tightly |
| parting | (v, n) leaving; going away from one another |
| shreik | (v) yell in a high pitch voice |
| plume | (n) feather |
| pallid | (adj) pale; Lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| stream | (v) to run like a small river. |
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