"The Fall of the House of Usher" Vocabulary Review

Define Antiquity

• Usher Roderick

• It's ancient/old

• Brand new

• Decaying

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

Define Dilapidation

• Decaying building

• exterior of home

• Gothic Literature

• Spooky

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the correct sentence for the word Masonry.

• The delicate masonry of my grandmother's old lace doilies was used to patch the hole in my jeans.

• My favorite part of the old house was its beautiful masonries.

• The masonry and zinc roof of the house had just been installed.

• The builder struggled with the complicated masonry of the intricate carving.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Is foreboding used in a correct sentence?

• :The old castle was a dark and foreboding place, with tall, shadow-casting spires".

• Yes

• No

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

Define Morbid

• Dexter

• The Grim Reaper

• unhealthy interest with death, diseases, or other unpleasant or gruesome subjects.

• Mike Wazowski

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

Pick the correct synonym for the word oppressive

• kind

• cruel

• easy

• calm

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

Does insipid mean bland and flat?s

• No

• Yes

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

Define importunate

• unimportant

• relaxed

• undemanding

• persistent

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

Define Grating

• harsh

• calm

• smooth

• mysterious

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