Gothic Lit. Vocabulary

If something is placid it means that it is...

• rocky and rough.

• peaceful and calm.

• wild and crazy.

• messy and untidy.

Define Recluse.

• a person who lives alone and avoids people.

• a person who works too much.

• a person who is in an accident.

• a person who excercises a lot.

What does it mean to be stealthy?

• to be lazy.

• to be cool and stylish.

• to do something in a quiet, cautious manner.

• to be very organized.

True or False: Ominous describes something to be threatening, menacing and scary.

• True

• False

If someone beguiles you they

• Cook you dinner.

• Warn you of what is to come.

• Charm you in a deceiving way.

• Leave you alone.

What vocabulary word means to be overcome with fear?

• Stealthy

• Aghast

• Ominous

• Placid

What vocabulary word defines what spreads disease from person to person?

• Placid

• Recluse

• Decorum

• Contagion

To implore means to

• clean up around you.

• give a speech.

• explore your surroundings.

• beg for something or ask earnestly.

To make a secret or private matter known is to

• Yell.

• Whisper.

• Divulge.

• Tattle-tale.

True or False: Decorum is another word meaning proper or dignified behavior.

• False

• True