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The Pit & the Pendulum Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

lying flat

a)

ponders

b)

prostrate

c)

tumultuous

d)

averted

2.

to confuse or amaze

a)

imperceptible

b)

ponders

c)

averted

d)

confounded

3.

not precisely known

a)

proximity

b)

supposition

c)

eloquent

d)

indeterminate

4.

wild and noisy; greatly agitated or disturbed

a)

tumultuous

b)

lethargy

c)

proximity

d)

indeterminate

5.

abnormal drowsiness; prolonged sluggishness

a)

lucid

b)

lethargy

c)

proximity

d)

averted

6.

unyielding persistence

a)

averted

b)

eloquent

c)

pertinacity

d)

ponders

7.

turned away; prevented

a)

pervade

b)

averted

c)

insuperable

d)

ponders

8.

clear; mentally sound; not confused

a)

voracity

b)

lethargy

c)

lucid

d)

supposition

9.

thinks deeply

a)

pervade

b)

ponders

c)

potent

d)

proximity

10.

emotionally expressive

a)

eloquent

b)

imperceptible

c)

insuperable

d)

potent

11.

impossible to overcome

a)

proximity

b)

insuperable

c)

voracity

d)

supposition

12.

spreading throughout

a)

imperceptible

b)

pervade

c)

supposition

d)

proximity

13.

not clear or obvious to the mind; too slight to be noticed

a)

imperceptible

b)

poximity

c)

supposition

d)

voraacity

14.

nearness

a)

potent

b)

proximity

c)

supposition

d)

voracity

15.

a desire for something; greed for food

a)

averted

b)

voracity

c)

supposition

d)

insuperable

16.

something supposed; assumption

a)

ponders

b)

potent

c)

supposition

d)

tumultuous

17.

powerful or effective

a)

insuperable

b)

potent

c)

confound

d)

eloquent