The Fall of the House of Usher - Vocabulary

What does the word 'unobtrusive' mean?

• Not worth considering

• Not undesirably noticeable

• Adhering to what is commonly accepted

• Going directly ahead without veering or turning aside

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'orthodox' mean?

• Adhering to what is commonly accepted

• A natural attraction or feeling of kinship

• Plausible but false

• Grave or even gloomy in character

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'trifling' mean?

• Not worth considering

• Perceptible by the senses or intellect

• The process of becoming dilapidated

• The appearance conveyed by a person's face

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'undeviating' mean?

• Going directly ahead without veering or turning aside

• A feeling of alarm or dread

• Latticework used to support climbing plants

• Vigorous and animated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'appellation' mean?

• Identifying words by which someone or something is called

• Characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery

• Approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

• Pale, as of a person's complexion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'affinity' mean?

• A) A natural attraction or feeling of kinship

• B) Not undesirably noticeable

• C) Grave or even gloomy in character

• D) Of a very dark black

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'discernible' mean?

• Perceptible by the senses or intellect

• The process of becoming dilapidated

• Plausible but false

• The appearance conveyed by a person's face

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'dilapidation' mean?

• The process of becoming dilapidated

• A feeling of alarm or dread

• Latticework used to support climbing plants

• Vigorous and animated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'specious' mean?

• Plausible but false

• Not worth considering

• Adhering to what is commonly accepted

• Going directly ahead without veering or turning aside

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'sombre' mean?

• Grave or even gloomy in character

• A natural attraction or feeling of kinship

• Perceptible by the senses or intellect

• The process of becoming dilapidated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4