"The Fall of the House of Usher" Voca Flashcards

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Inspiring awe

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Sublime

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2
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Without hope of solution

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Insoluble

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3
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Extremely steep

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Precipitous

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4
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Making persistent or urgent requests

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Importunate

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5
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Impairment of normal physiological function

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Malady

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6
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Very generous

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Munificent

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7
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Inherent resemblance between persons or things

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Affinity

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8
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A feeling of alarm or dread

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Trepidation

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9
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Deficient in color suggesting physical or emotional distress

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Pallid

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10
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Lacking taste or flavor or tang

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Insipid

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11
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Deviating from the general or common order or type

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Anomalous

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12
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Hate coupled with disgust

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Abhorrence

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13
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Capable of being perceived

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Palpable

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14
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Characterized by intense emotion

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Fervid

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15
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Launch an attack or assault on

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Assail

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16
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Lacking in harmony

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Discordant

17
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The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

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Interment

18
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Of or relating to a corpse

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Cadaverous

19
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Characterized by violent emotions or behavior

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Tempestuous

20
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High spirits and animation

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Vivacity