"The Masque of the Red Death" Vocabulary

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Showing fearlessness and determination

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Dauntless

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to destroy or ruin something

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devastate

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extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain

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distress

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Unconventional and slightly strange

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Eccentricity

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Unnatural and frightening

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Eerie

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Involving many carefully arranged parts or details

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Elaborate

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Extravagantly bright or showy

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Gaudy

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ugly, distorted, or shocking

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grotesque

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extremely unpleasant

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hideous

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Impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant

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magnificent