The Raven and Pit and Pedalum vocab quiz

Confound

to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity

Eloquent

marked by forceful and fluent expression

Indeterminate

not definitely or precisely determined or fixed

Insuperable

incapable of being surmounted

Lethargy

the quality or state of being lazy

Lucid

clear to the understanding

Pertinacity

adhering resolutely to an opinion

Pervade

to become diffused throughout every part of

Supposition

something that is supposed

Voracity

the quality or state of being voracious

Contrarian

a person who takes a contrary position or attitude

Macabre

having death as a subject; grim or horrifying

Lore

a particular body of knowledge or tradition

Morrow

the time immediately after a specified event

Surcease

to desist from action

Entreat

to plead with urgently; beg

Beguile

to engage the interest of by or as if by guile

Countenance

a person's face or facial expression

Craven

lacking the least bit of courage; cowardly

Discourse

verbal interchange of ideas

Placid

serenely free of interruption or disturbance

Melancholy

a state of sadness; depression of spirits

Ominous

being or exhibiting an omen; threatening

Plutonian

of or relating to Pluto or the underworld

Chamber

a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity