Vocab Review #6

What horror creature would the word ephemeral apply best to?

• Shoggoth

• Ghost

• Vampire

• Werewolf

• Deep Ones

What word means "boring, dull, or lifeless", and is often used as an insult?

Choose one of the following and draw me a picture worthy of the Louvre:

truncate, fetid, mausoleum, or dilapidated

A few words we've learned related to medicine are ​ (a)   (which means a deep bruise) and ​ (b)   (which means a deep, vicious cut)

• contusion
• laceration
• obdurate
• acerbic
• entropy
• extricate
• miasma

What two words below are the most similar in their definitions, although one is often used to describe living things and the other dead things?

• Harrowed

• Obdurated

• Coagulated

• Desiccated

• Emaciated

What word can be used as a synonym for stubborn? (It can also mean unmoved by pity or feelings)

• Viscous

• Obdurate

• Impetuous

• Abhorrent

• Obverse

Who do you think was the most impetuous character from Lovecraft Country, and why? (1-2 sentences is plenty, if you're detailed),

What word, often used by Lovecraft and people who write Lovecraftian stories, means "weird, sinister, strange, eerie, ghostly"

• Eldritch

• Sepulcher

• Baleful

• Obverse

• Caustic

The xenomorph saliva in the movie Alien could be referred to as ​ (a)   , since it is corrosive and can eat through a variety of materials.​

• caustic
• acerbic
• baleful
• nebulous
• esoteric
• elegaic

What word best describes the stories found in Lore?

• Truncated

• Resplendent

• Ephemeral

• Macabre

• Extracting