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The Black Cat Vocab McCormick
The Black Cat Vocab McCormick
The Black Cat Vocab McCormick
DIRECTIONS: Review the words below (remember these are in context of Poe’s writing, not
necessarily our definitions today). Try to create your own sentence for words that are not
familiar to you; or you haven’t seen/heard/recognize. Lines are provided for you at the bottom
of the packet. (Review the list – only focus on those that you think you need to highlight/keep in
mind when we read).
**I created this comprehensive list based on the story to HELP you; you don’t need to memorize
them, they are for reference, and to help you understand the language before we read the
story, so that you can enjoy the story overall with exposure to new vocabulary! These are based
on words that, as I read the story, I thought would be ‘words of wonder’ for all of you. I hope
this helps **
Decayed rotted
Seduced – lured
Glee – happiness
Descended – to go down
Vex – make someone annoyed/frustrated or worried over things not very important
Folly – silliness
Eternally - forever
Intemperate yelling
Solicit…to seek
Dread - fear
Malevolent – hatred
Sufficient – enough
Fancy…a feeling of liking, usually superficial (just on the surface; not deep down)
Bas- relief – a sculpture or figure where the figures project slightly from the background
Unoffending…not causing anger or annoyance
Merest…smallest/just enough
Rigorous…extremely accurate/thorough
Remorse to be sorry
Stupefied dumb-founded
Disposition – a person’s qualities of mind and character (who they truly are)
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