The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

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“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe Vocabulary Builder

A. DIRECTIONS: Match the following words to their correct definitions. You may have to look these up. 1. ___Sedges a. property inherited from the father 2. ___Tarn b. a state in which consciousness and feeling are lost 3. ___Patrimony c. a small lake 4. ___Phantasmagoric d. unwholesome atmosphere 5. ___Cataleptical e. odd, unexpected actions or emotions 6. ___Vagaries f. bushes or grass-like plants 7. ___Miasma g. something nightmarish 8. ___Incubus h. fantastic or dream like

Using the Word List: Use the words listed below to figure out the analogies (word relationships) in Part B. Definitions can be found on pages 294-309, Anomalous Equivocal Importunate Munificent Sentience Specious

B. DIRECTIONS: For each item, write on the line the letter of the pair of words that expresses a relationship most like the pair in capital letters. ____ 9. FALSE : SPECIOUS :: a. beautiful : ugly c. plentiful : abundant b. violent : wicked d. tardy : regretful ____ 10. NORMAL : ANOMALOUS :: a. valuable : worthless c. sleepy : tired b. blue : color d. stimulating : lively ____ 11. EQUIVOCAL : SURE :: a. physician : disease c. vague : clear b. vocal : talkative d. foundation : solid ____ 12. SENTIENCE : FEELING :: a. capable: skill c. worth : value b. visible : darkness d. sorrow : mourn ____ 13. BENEFACTOR : MUNIFICENT :: a. donor : charity c. dictator : powerful b. giver : taker d. symphony : music ____ 14. IMPORTUNATE : INSIST :: C. create : thought a. unlucky : luck c. create : thought b. talkative : chat d. predict : future