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The Raven Vocab
Poe unit LA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| countenance | the face and its features |
| dirges | sad songs, usually played at funerals |
| ember | a small piece of glowing coal, ash, or wood |
| fowl | a bird that can be used for food |
| melancholy | deep sadness, depression |
| plume | a feather, a token of honor |
| fiend | an evil spirit, a demon |
| respite | a pause in something |
| tempest | a violent storm |
| wretch | a person who is miserable or unhappy |
| ebony | a deep, dark black |
| lattice | a structure (window) made of metal, wood, of other materials arranged in a criss-cross pattern |
| lore | knowledge |
| placid | peaceful |
| decorum | appropriate behavior, manners |
| relevancy | affording help of relief |
| discourse | conversation |
| pallid | appearing weak, pale, or dull |
| entreating | to beg, or ask eagerly, to request |
| obeisance | authority, demanding you obey |
| quaff | to drink greedily |
| fancy | imagination or fantacy |