POE VOCABULARY
Across
- 1. the quality of being gracious or charming in manner
- 3. characterized by sharpness or severity in nature
- 4. something existing in illusion only
- 7. quality of being pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses
- 8. a defensive wall or protective barrier
- 12. exemption or freedom from punishment
- 13. annoyed or troubled by
- 14. a state of happiness
- 16. ridicule or mockery
- 19. things of little value or importance
- 21. an act of killing or sacrifice
- 22. very small or meager in amount
- 25. elaborate decoration in art & architecture
- 27. a stubbornness and unyielding quality
- 30. disagreeable or undesirable
- 32. to unsettle or disturb
- 33. necessary as a duty or responsibility
- 34. distinguished or impressive in nature
- 35. a large and predatory bird
- 36. open to interpretation or questionable in nature
- 37. extremely unpleasant or repulsive
- 38. showing or giving emphasis to something
- 39. to decrease in size or degree
Down
- 2. a feeling of strong dislike
- 5. a man’s hooded knee-length cloak
- 6. insightful and wise
- 7. a deadly disease or contagious epidemic
- 9. to approach or address someone aggressively
- 10. the disintegration of something
- 11. clothing
- 15. a large barrel-like container used for storing alcohol
- 17. having or revealing supreme mastery of a skill
- 18. deception or falseness in one’s true feelings
- 20. the state of being well known or notorious for something bad
- 23. in a forceful or intense manner
- 24. outright boldness or daringness
- 26. to prevent from happening or to make impossible
- 28. without limits or ends
- 29. to run away in a secretive manner
- 31. a feeling of doubt or hesitation about the morality of a decision