NEW WORDS I LEARNED IN THIS CHAPTER

Name: The masque of the red death

1. Word: Seizure
Part of speech: "And the whole seizure, progress and termination of the disease,
were the incidents of half an hour".
Definition:
- The act or an instance of seizing
-The state of being seized.
-A taking possession of an item, property, or person legally or by force.
-A sudden attack, as of epilepsy or some other disease

2. Word: abbeys
Part of speech: "the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys"
Definition:
-A monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision
of an abbess.
-The group of buildings comprising such a monastery or convent.
-The church of an abbey

3. Word: courtiers
Part of speech: "The courtiers might bid defiance to contagion"
Definition:

4. Word: masquerade
Part of speech: "It was a voluptuous scene, that masquerade"
Definition:
-A party of people wearing masks and costumes.
-A costume worn at such a gathering.

-False outward show

5. Word: exceedingly
Part of speech: "there came from the brazen lungs of the clock a sound which
was clear and loud and deep and exceedingly musica "
Definition:
-To an unusual degree; very.

6. Word: hangings
Part of speech: "the dark hangings through the blood-tinted panes"
Definition:
-The act or instance of executing a condemned prisoner by suspension by the neck
from a noose until dead
-Something for hanging on a wall, as a tapestry

7. Word: whirlingly
Part of speech: "the revel went whirlingly on...."
Definition:
-To (cause to) turn around or aside very fast, or to spin quickly
- To feel dizziness

8. Word: gaunt
Part of speech: "The figure was tall and gaunt"
Definition:
- Extremely thin and bony; haggard
- Bleak; desolate.

9. Word: cowardice
Part of speech: "the Prince Prospero, maddening with rage and the shame of his
own momentary cowardice"
Definition:
-Lack of courage

10. Word: acknowledged

Part of speech: "And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death"
Definition:
- To admit to be real or true
-To show or express recognition of
- To recognize the authority or validity of
- To show or express appreciation for
- To make known the receipt of.