Edgar Allen Poe Vocabulary

abhor

to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe

abstruse

hard to understand; recondite; secret/hidden

abyss

a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm

aperture

an opening or hole, shit, crack, gap

avidity

eagerness; greediness

dimensions

measurement in length, width, and thickness

dirge

a funeral song or tune or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead

discourse

communication of thought by words; talk; conversation

ebony

a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black

ember

a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire

epoch

a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.

inanition

exhaustion resulting from lack of food; starvation

lattice

a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.

locution

a style of speech or verbal expression; phraseology

moiety

a half, part, or share

nepenthe

a drug/drink or plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow/trouble

ocular

of, relating to, or for the eyes

placid

calm, peaceful

plume

feather

prostrate

lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward

quaint

attractively unusual or old-fashioned

scimitar

a curved, single-edged sword of Oriental origin

surcingle

strap passed around a horse's body to bind on a saddle or a pack

wrought

put together; created