Edgar Allan Poe Vocab Quiz

Sepulchre

a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.

Obeisance

acknowledgment of another's superiority or importance

Epigram

a short, clever, and often witty poem or saying that frequently ends with an ingenious turn of thought

Decorum

Propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance

Beguiling

charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.

Tempest

A violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail.

Lurid

a vivid or shocking description

Idiosyncracy

a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

Unobtrusive

not conspicuous or attracting attention.

Burlesque

a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation

Malady

a disease or disorder of the body or mind.

Seraph

an angelic being of the highest rank or order

Dissever

To divide or sever something

Importunate

Persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion. 

Aquiline

(Adjective)- (of a person's nose) hooked or curved like an eagle's beak

Trepidancy

Trembling caused by fear; nervous agitation.

Mien

A person’s manner, mood, or personality.

Surcease

To cease, stop or end.

Modulated

 Adjusted or regulated to a proper amount or degree (Mostly seen in music or sounds)

Entreaties

Earnest or humble requests