Edgar Allan Poe Vocabulary Flashcard

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Acute

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Sharp or severe in effect

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Acrid

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Unpleasant smell or taste

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Aghast

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struck with shock or horror

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Aperture

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An opening or a hole

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Anomalous

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irregular, not normal

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Avatar

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Representative of a person

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Buffoon

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a foolish person

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Cadaverous

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pale and skinny, like a corpse

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Decorum

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proper behavior

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Dint

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Impression from a forceful blow