Poe-cabulary

to prevent; to make impossible

• accost

• covet

• preclude

• encompass

to approach and speak to, especially in an aggressive manner; to confront boldly

• accost

• covet

• preclude

• encompass

• impede

a person who puts on a false appearance

• impunity

• ingenuity

• pestilence

• hypocrite

done or reached decisively and with authority

• explicit

• definitive

• acute

• avid

Examples include the Bubonic Plague and HIV.

• countenance

• pestilence

• lethargy

wisdom, knowledge, understanding, good judgment

• impunity

• ingenuity

• decorum

• sagacity

extremely sensitive to details; sharp or severe in effect; intense

• acute

• profuse

• sagacious

• avid

to prevent or make impossible

• covet

• pervade

• accost

• preclude

stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

• explicit

• avid

• sagacious

• profuse

When Beth could not pay her electric bill in full, she ____________ the company to allow her to set up a payment plan.

• impeded

• precluded

• implored

• pervaded