"A Rose for Emily" Vocabulary Review

Contagious, extremely poisonous or

injurious; producing venom or pathogenic

germs.

• Impervious

• Tranquil

• virulent

• macabre

Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected.

• pervading

• inextricable

• acrid

• impervious

Free from disturbance-peaceful

• doddering

• tranquil

• sibilant

• inextricable

Mentally or physically infirm with age-senile.

• impervious

• sibilant

• doddering

• acrid

Snakelike speech sounds forcing air through a constricted passage-especially when whispering.

• pervading

• grimace

• acrid

• sibilant

Shockingly ugly or repellent; inspiring horror.

• macabre

• inextricable

• acrid

• doddering

Spreading or diffusing through.

• impervious

• pervading

• tranquil

• sibilant

Strong, bitter, and sharp, as a taste or smell.

• inextricable

• macabre

• grimace

• acrid

Incapable of being disentangled, separated, or untied from something.

• pervading

• acrid

• inextricable

• impervious

Contortion of the face to indicate a certain mental state. Making a face.

• acrid

• grimace

• macabre

• virulent