"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe

pervade

to spread throughout

goad

to provoke or urge someone into action

sublime

of great beauty or excellence that inspires awe

insoluble

impossible to solve or explain

precipitous

extremely steep or sudden

sojourn

a temporary stay

importunate

persistent to the point of annoyance

malady

a disease or disorder

manifest

to display or show clearly

munificent

very generous or giving

trifling

unimportant or trivial

paradoxical

seemingly contradictory but possibly true

specious

misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive

tarn

a small mountain lake or pool

phantasmagoric

dreamlike or surreal, with shifting images

trepidation

a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen

pallid

pale, typically due to poor health

inordinate

unusually or excessively large

prevailing

most common or widespread

gossamer

delicate and light like a spider’s web

abeyance

a temporary pause or suspension

concision

the quality of being brief and clear

enunciation

the act of pronouncing words clearly

insipid

lacking flavor, interest, or spirit

anomalous

deviating from the normal or expected

abhorrence

a feeling of strong hatred or disgust

supposititious

based on assumption rather than fact

turret

a small tower on top of a larger building

palpable

able to be touched or felt

emaciated

abnormally thin due to illness or starvation

dirge

a mournful song, especially for a funeral

educe

to draw out or bring forth

hypochondriac

a person unduly anxious about their health

fervid

intensely passionate or enthusiastic

seraph

an angelic being of the highest order

pinion

to tie or hold the arms or legs of someone

rampart

a defensive wall of a castle or city

discordant

disagreeing or clashing in sound or opinion

pertinacity

stubborn persistence or determination

interment

burial of a corpse in a grave

cadaverous

looking deathly pale or thin like a corpse

miasma

a noxious atmosphere or influence

prolixity

long-windedness or wordiness

vivacity

liveliness or spiritedness

parley

a discussion or negotiation between enemies

prodigious

remarkably great in size or degree

brazen

bold and without shame

upbraid

to scold or criticize harshly

ponderous

heavy and slow-moving

tumultuous

loud, confused, and disorderly