8G Edgar Allan Poe List 1 Vocab REVIEW

Despite the danger, he had the ________ to climb the mountain without a guide.

• Audacity

• Ponder

• Dreadful

• Melancholy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The weather was ________, with dark clouds and a biting wind that hinted at snow.

• Bleak

• Quaint

• Inexplicable

• Ghastly

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

The haunted house was filled with ________ sounds that made us shiver.

• Dreadful

• Audacious

• Mournful

• Quaint

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

The sight of the abandoned building was ________, sending chills down their spines.

• Ghastly

• Bleak

• Ominous

• Melancholy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

The sudden power outage was ________; no one could figure out what had caused it.

• Inexplicable

• Quaint

• Dreadful

• Mournful

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

After losing his pet, he felt a deep sense of ________ that lingered for weeks.

• Melancholy

• Audacity

• Quaintness

• Ghastly

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.4

The rain fell in a ________ rhythm, echoing the sadness of the scene.

• Mournful

• Bleak

• Ominous

• Quaint

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

The abandoned barn had an ________ feeling, as if something terrible had happened there.

• Ominous

• Quaint

• Inexplicable

• Melancholy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

He began to ________ over his decision, unsure if he had made the right choice.

• Ponder

• Ghastly

• Dreadful

• Audacious

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The little cottage by the lake was ________, with its vintage furniture and flowered wallpaper.

• Quaint

• Bleak

• Ominous

• Mournful

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4