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The Masque of the Red Death

by Edgar Allan Poe

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Definitions

1. accord

uh KORD

agreement, state of harmony

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> disharmony; disagreement

We are in accord concerning the method of handling this problem.

Derivatives >> accordable, accorder, accordance, accordant

2. blasphemous BLAS fuh mu s

irreverent, profane

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> sacred; reverent

Telling that sacrilegious joke is blasphemous. Derivatives >> blaspheme, blasphemed, blaspheming, blaspemer, blasphemousness, blasphemously, blasphemy

3. brazen

BRAY zen

shameless, insolent, disrespectful

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> reserved; mild

Pinching that woman was a very brazen act.

Derivatives >> brazenly, brazenness, brazenfaced

4. buffoon

buh FOON

a clown, a silly or stupid person

Synonyms >>

Antonym >>

Only a buffoon would stand on the table during the Christmas dinner.

Deri vatives >> buffoonery, buffoonish

5. daunt

DAWNT

to intimidate, to dismay

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> to hearten

I am not daunted by your threats.

Derivatives >> dauntless, dauntlessly, dauntlessness

6. decorum

deh KOR um

appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> impropriety

The students' decorum at the dance was excellent. Derivatives >> decorous, decorously, decorousness

7. despairing

deh SPARE ing

hopeless, despondent, discouraged

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> hopeful

The woman's despairing tears touched the hearts of many.

Derivatives >> despair, despaired, despairful, despairfully, despairingly, despairingness

8. disapprobation dis ap ruh BAY shun disapproval, condemnation

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> sanction

The unruly child faced the disapprobation of his parents when they learned of his behavior.

Derivatives >> disapprobative, disapprobatory

9. disconcerting dis kun SUR ting

upsetting, frustrating

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> refreshing; calming

That he has not responded to the medicine is disconcerting.

Derivatives >> disconcert, disconcerted, disconcertedness, disconcerting, disconcertingly, disconcertingness, disconcertment

10. dissolution

dis uh LOO shun

disintegration, decomposition and dispersion

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> integration

The dissolution of the partnership caused him much grief. Derivatives >> dissolute, dissolutely, dissoluteness, dissolutive, dissoluble

11. embellish

em BEL ish

to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation

Synonyms >> deck, garnish, ornament, adorn

Antonym >> to abbreviate

He would embellish his narratives with anecdotes about famous people. Derivatives >> embellisher, embellishment

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12. gaunt

GAWNT

very thin, emaciated, angular

Synonyms >> lank, lean, rawboned, spare

Antonym >> rotund, corpulent

Prisoners in World War II concentration camps became gaunt from lack of nutrition.

Derivatives >> gauntly, gauntness, gaunty

13. giddy

GID ee

dizzy

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> levelheaded

I became giddy after drinking the champagne at the reception.

Derivatives >> giddify, giddily, giddiness

14. hideous

HID ee us

very ugly, offensive, shocking

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> delightful

Some characters in the horror movie had hideous faces.

Derivatives >> hideously, hideousness, hideosity

15. hues

HYOOZ

colors

Synonyms >>

Antonym >>

A rainbow has many hues.

Derivatives >> hue, hueless, hued

16. impetuous

im PECH oo us

violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> reserved

His impetuous behavior caused him to make many mistakes.

Derivatives >> impetuosity, impetuously, impetuousness, impetus

17. monotony

moh NOT uh nee

sameness

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> diversity

There is so much monotony in my life that I need a change Derivatives >> monotoness, monotonous, monotonously, monotonousness, monotonist

18. peal

PEEL

a loud ringing (usually of bells)

Synonyms >>

Antonym >>

The church bells pealed at noon to celebrate the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Derivatives >> pealed, pealing

19. profuse

Synonyms >>

pruh FYOOS

extravagantly abundant, flowing freely

lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal

Antonym >> meager

Cutting that artery will cause profuse bleeding.

Derivatives >> profusely, profuseness, profusion, profusive, profusively

20. propriety

pruh PRY eh tee

correct conduct

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> indecorum

Those who attend the club meetings should conduct themselves with propriety.

Derivatives >> proprieties

21. prostration

pros TRAY shun

a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> vitality

During late summer football practices, players sometimes suffer from heat prostration.

Derivatives >> prostrate, prostrator, prostrating

22. reverie

REV uh ree

daydreaming

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> attentiveness

Spring seems to lend itself to reverie. Derivatives >> reveries, reverist

23. sagacious

suh GAY shus

wise, shrewd, very discerning

Synonyms >> astute, perspicacious

Antonym >> ignorant; uninformed; undiscerning

The sagacious freshman knew not to buy an elevator pass from the senior attempting a clever ruse. Derivatives >> sagaciate, sagaciously, sagaciousness, sagacity

24. stately

STATE lee

dignified, majestic

Synonyms >> grand, grandiose, imposing, magnificent

Antonym >> humble

The general's funeral procession was stately as it wound through the streets of the city.

Derivatives >> stateliness, statlier, statelily

25. summon

SUM un

to call together, to send for or to request to appear

Synonyms >> convene, convoke, muster

Antonym >> to turn away

I am frightened because I have been summo ned to the principal's office.

Derivatives >> summoner, summons

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26. terminate

TER muh nate

to bring to an end

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> begin

I will terminate my position with the company on July 15.

Derivatives >> terminated, terminating, terminates, termination, terminational, terminative

27. vista

VIS tuh

a distant view seen through an opening

Synonyms >>

Antonym >>

As he reached the forest, he saw vistas of stone passages leading in many directions.

Derivatives >> vistaed, vistas

28. vivid

VIV id

bright, distinct, and clear

Synonyms >> graphic

Antonym >> lackluster

I have vivid memories of my trip to Europe.

Derivatives >> vividly, vividness, vividity, vivific, vivificate, vivification, vivifier, vivify

29. voluptuous

vuh LUP choo us

pleasurable to the senses, sensuous

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> plain; homely

Bob Hope always took voluptuous women with him when he entertained soldiers overseas.

Derivatives >> voluptuosity, voluptuousness, voluptuate, voluptuously

30. wanton

WAHN tun

immoral, lewd

Synonyms >>

Antonym >> moral

He had to drop out of the presidential race when his wanton behavior was exposed.

Derivatives >> wantonly, wantonness

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The Masque of the Red Death

by Edgar Allen Poe

Copyright ? 2002 by Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. All rights reserved. Used under license by Laying the Foundation, Inc.

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