WIP The Story of an Hour and The Devil and Tom Walker Study Guide w/ Vocabulary

Study Guide FLPS 2025 Enrichment English

abode

a dwelling place; home

melancholy

gloomy; sad

repose

to rest or relax; relaxation

singular

unusual or remarkable; unique

daunted

intimidated or frightened

surmise

to guess

resolute

firm or determined; unwavering

dolefully

mournfully or in a sad manner

prowess

superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle

peculiar

belonging particularly or primarily to one person, group, or kind; distinct, special, strange

propitious

helpful or advantageous; presenting favorable circumstances

ostentation

display meant to impress others; boastful showiness

parsimony

extreme stinginess; frugality

usurer

someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

miser

a stingy hoarder of money and possessions

morass

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks under foot; bog, mess, marsh

superfluous

more than is needed, desired, or required; excessive

avarice

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth or gain; extreme greed

tantalize

harass with persistent teasing or baiting

doleful

filled with or evoking sadness; cheerless, gloomy

extortion

unjust exaction, as by the misuse of authority; fraud, coercion, blackmail, threat

quagmire

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks under foot; swamp, bog; a bad situation

obstinate

stubbornly persistent in wrong doing; adamant, steadfast

propitiate

make peace with; satisfy, soothe

carrion

the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

censurer

one who expresses strong disapproval or harsh criticism; critic, denouncer

piety

religious devotion; reverence for God; being pious