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Masque of the Red Death vocabulary

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

august

a)

8th month of the year

b)

showing grandeur and being respected

c)

lands controlled by a ruler or government

d)

of or like a ghost

2.

dominion

a)

lands controlled by a ruler or government

b)

dictator

c)

showing grandeur and being respected

3.

pestilence

a)

of or like a ghost

b)

a six-legged insect

c)

a disease that is very easy to catch and often deadly

4.

spectral

a)

something caught in your eye

b)

a spectacle

c)

of or like a ghost

5.

tremulousness

a)

state of being timid or anxious

b)

state of being arrogant or harsh

c)

state of being sick or ill

6.

wane

a)

setting of the sun

b)

rising of the sun

c)

become smaller or less

7.

fete

a)

French word for a type of cheese

b)

French word for an illusion

c)

French word for party or ball

8.

phantasm

a)

fantasy

b)

illusion

c)

ghost

9.

anon

a)

at once

b)

not

c)

all

10.

untenanted

a)

untolerable

b)

unlikeable

c)

unoccupied

11.

cerements

a)

shrouds for the dead

b)

costume for a party or ball

c)

ceremonial food

12.

habiliments

a)

housing

b)

clothes

c)

food

13.

mummer

a)

mummy

b)

ghost

c)

person disguised in a costume

14.

harken

a)

angels singing

b)

listen

c)

harp playing

15.

disposed

a)

willing to

b)

thrown away

c)

not available

16.

evolutions

a)

reiterations

b)

reincarnation

c)

circular movements

17.

brazier

a)

to be brave

b)

a pan that contains burning coals

c)

a bra

18.

disconcert

a)

confusion

b)

unhappy

c)

discontent

19.

egress

a)

entrance

b)

exit

c)

window

20.

buffoons

a)

balloons

b)

buffet appetizers

c)

clowns

21.

princes courtiers

a)

family to the prince

b)

friends and advisors to a monarch

c)

ladies in waiting

22.

castellated abbeys

a)

former homes of religious communities with castle features belonging to the princes courtiers

b)

large, Gothic, houses of worship with castle features

c)

former castles that the reigning monarchy reside in