Poe Vocabulary Review

Which word means to dwell on with satisfaction?

• profuse

• ominous

• implore

• gloat

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

implore means...

• demand

• beg; plead

• command

• tell

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

demeanor means...

• appearance

• attitude

• insanity

• speech

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

stupor means...

• intelligent

• alert; energetic

• not very smart

• a daze; a coma

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

profuse means

• minimal

• smelly

• abundant

• old

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

stupor means...

• fearlessness

• daze

• insanity

• hatred

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

palpable means ALL of the following EXCEPT

• touchable

• invisible

• visible

• noticable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word is a synonym for morbid?

• threatening; doomed

• charming; cute

• grotesque; hideous

• plenty; bountiful

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a synonym for palpable?

• tangible

• noticeable

• evident

• all of these answers

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which dictionary definition best matches the way quaint is used in this excerpt: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, / Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore."

• 1. obsolete

• 2. skillfully designed

• 3. unusual or different in appearance

• 4. pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4