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Vocab for the Raven
These are vocabulary words for the book The Raven
Term | Definition |
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Entreat | To ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg (Verb) Synonyms- pray, importune, sue |
Ponder | To consider something something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (verb) Synonyms- reflect, cogitate, deliberate |
Quaint | having an old fashioned attractiveness or charm; (adjective) Synonyms- antiqued, archaic, curious |
Chamber | a room, usually private in a house or apartment especially a bedroom (noun) Synonyms- alcove, antechamber, apartment |
Implore | to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy (verb) Synonyms- appeal, beseech, conjure |
Relevancy | the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand (noun) Synonyms- accordance, applicability, application |
Placid | pleasantly calm or peaceful; serenely, quiet or undisturbed (adjective) Synonyms- collected, composed, (adjective) Synonyms- collected, composed, easygoing |
Guant | extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn (adjective) Synonyms- angular, anorexic, attenuated |
Ember | a small live piece of coal, wood, as in a dying fire (noun) Synonyms- ash, brand, cinder |
Wretch | a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person (noun) Synonyms- beggar, bezonian, blackguard |