<p> “The Raven” Vocabulary</p><p>1. pondered: thought about</p><p>2. quaint: old-fashioned</p><p>3. lore: traditional knowledge</p><p>4. ember: smoldering piece of wood</p><p>5. wrought: caused to happen</p><p>6. surcease: pause</p><p>7. entreating: seeking</p><p>8. implore: ask for</p><p>9. lattice: windowpanes</p><p>10. obeisance: bowing</p><p>11. mien: attitude</p><p>12. Pallas: another name for Athena, the Greek goddesses of wisdom</p><p>13. decorum: formality</p><p>14. countenance: face</p><p>15. craven: coward</p><p>16. Plutonian shore: shore in the Underworld</p><p>17. relevancy: significance</p><p>18. placid: calm</p><p>19. dirges: funeral songs</p><p>20. melancholy: sad, gloomy</p><p>21. ungainly: clumsy</p><p>22. censer: a container in which incense is burned</p><p>23. Seraphim: angel</p><p>24. nepenthe: a drink that makes you forget that you are sad</p><p>25. quaff: to drink</p><p>26. “is there balm in Gilead”: “is there anything to ease my sadness”</p><p>27. Aidenn: Garden of Eden</p>