Vocabulary Quiz: The Fall of the House of Usher

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What does it mean to annihilate something?

Back

To completely destroy it

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Which of the following best describes an antiquity?

Back

Something from ancient times

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What is a fissure?

Back

A long crack or narrow opening

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The word dissolution means—

Back

The slow breaking apart or ending of something

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What does rending mean?

Back

Tearing apart violently.

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What does tumultuous mean?

Back

Loud and chaotic

Front

A sentence that uses annihilate correctly.

Back

The tornado threatened to annihilate the small town.

Front

A sentence that uses antiquity correctly.

Back

The vase, a rare antiquity, was displayed in the museum.

Front

A sentence that uses fissure correctly.

Back

A fissure ran across the dry ground after the earthquake.

Front

A sentence that uses dissolution correctly.

Back

The dissolution of the club left many members disappointed.