The Fall of the House of Usher Vocabulary

​The Fall of the House of Usher Vocabulary

Vocabulary List

Profuse 

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Pervaded 

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Vivacious 

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Pallid 

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Subject | Subject

​Specious  Sojourn  Scrutinizing  Discernible 

Vocabulary List

Profuse 

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Pervaded 

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Vivacious 

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Pallid 

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Subject | Subject

​Specious  Sojourn  Scrutinizing  Discernible 

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Vocabulary List

Profuse 

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Pervaded 

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Vivacious 

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Pallid 

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Subject | Subject

​Specious  Sojourn  Scrutinizing  Discernible 

Write down the words and their definitions for 15 stamps

Vocabulary Words

Profuse 

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adjective

1. (especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.

Vocabulary Words

Pervaded

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​verb

past tense: pervaded; past participle: pervaded

1. (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.

Vocabulary Words

Vivacious

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adjective

adjective: vivacious

1. attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman).

Vocabulary Words

Pallid

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adjective

adjective: pallid

1. (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health.

Vocabulary Words

Specious

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adjective

adjective: specious

1. superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

   "a specious argument"

   • misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive.

     "the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty"

Vocabulary Words

Sojourn

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noun

1. a temporary stay

verb ​

1. ​to stay somewhere temporarily

Vocabulary Words

Scrutinizing

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verb

gerund or present participle: scrutinizing

1. examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

Vocabulary Words

Discernible

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adjective

adjective: discernible; adjective: discernable

1. able to be discerned; perceptible.

Match

Match the following words to their definitions

• Pallid

• Vivacious

• Pervaded

• Profuse

• Discernible

pale, an unhealthily pale face

lively and active

appearing in all parts of

a large amount

able to be seen or perceivable

• pale, an unhealthily pale face

• lively and active

• appearing in all parts of

• a large amount

• able to be seen or perceivable

Match

Match the following words to their definitions

• Sojorn

• Specious

• Scrutinizing

• Profuse

• Discernible

a short, temporary stay

something that seems true, but is actually false

looking at something very closely

a large amount

able to be seen or perceivable

• a short, temporary stay

• something that seems true, but is actually false

• looking at something very closely

• a large amount

• able to be seen or perceivable

Multiple Choice

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Sojourn

• vacation

• relocation

• party

• observation

Multiple Choice

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Pallid

• colorful

• vibrant

• pale

• dark

Multiple Choice

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Scrutinizing

• agree

• examine

• discovery

• overlook

Multiple Choice

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profuse

• agreement

• musical

• minuscule

• excess

Multiple Choice

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pervaded

• airy

• filled

• absent

• deep

Multiple Choice

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Profuse

• empty

• filled

• absent

• deep

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Pervaded

• empty

• filled

• absent

• deep

Multiple Choice

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Vivacious

• dead

• alive

• truthful

• beautiful

Multiple Choice

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Pallid

• Colorful

• Dark

• Scary

• Hungry

Multiple Choice

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Specious

• Gory

• Misshapen

• Truthful

• Deceitful

Multiple Choice

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Sojorn

• Relocation

• Vacation

• Arrival

• Departure

Multiple Choice

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Scrutinizing

• Arrival

• Family

• Observe

• Overlook

Multiple Choice

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Discernible

• Exit

• Invisible

• View

• Terrible