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Edgar Allan Poe Vocabulary
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abscond
to escape or secretly leave
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accost
to go towards someone and speak to them in an unpleasant or threatening way
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aperture
a small hole or opening
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fetter
to restrict someone's freedom; to chain someone up
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immolation
killing or destroying by fire
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impunity
without punishment
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repose
a state of calm or comfortable rest
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subside
to gradually decrease until it stops
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termination
end
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preclude
to prevent something or make something impossible
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shriek
scream
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stifle
to stop something from happening
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stealthy
quiet, sneaky
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gaze
to look for a long time
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dismember
to cut or tear a body into pieces
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refrain
to not do something you wanted to do
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cunning
clever and good at deceiving people
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hearken
to call; to listen
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vex
annoy
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suave
smooth, relaxed, confident
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novel
new and original
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revel
party
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pervasive
spreading until it is everywhere
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lapse
a period of time between two events; a short period of time where you fail to do something you should do (__ of judgement)
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countenance
face
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impede
to make it difficult for something to move forward or make progress
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scrutiny
careful look or inspection
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disconcert
nervousness (____ing = makes you nervous or uncomfortable)
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prevailing
most common or influential
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blasphemous
disrespectful of something considered sacred
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insipid
dull (lacking flavor)
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stupor
a state in which there is little ability to think
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apathy
lack of interest and enthusiasm
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acute
(senses) very good and sensitive
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emaciated
unhealthily thin
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alleviate
to make something less painful or difficult
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earnest
very serious and sincere
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agitation
emotional unrest
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abrupt
sudden and unexpected
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hypochondriac
someone who always worries about imaginary illnesses