1. Workshop 6: Poe: The Master of Horror (Vocabulary) decay dungeon perishanxiety bizarre depressing despair linger mental peculiar remove tremble utter brawling gusts quivering vacant vault

2. Despair (de-spire) (noun)- a feeling of being very unhappy and having no hope Shaniah decided to not live in a state of despair for the rest of her life.

3. peculiar (pe-cu-liar) (adjective)- strange The most peculiar thing I ever saw was a bulldog with a hot water bottle on his head.

4. Generation (gen-er-a-tion) (noun)- all of the people of about the same age in a family The people in Peter’s generation include his parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins.

5. anxiety (anx-i-e-ty) (noun)- a strong feeling of worry Thoughts of reciting a poem before the class fills Mary with anxiety.

6. utter (ut-ter) (verb)- to speak or make a sound from your mouth Lazaria likes to utter words from the podium about staying in school.

7. Depressing (de-press-ing) (adjective) – making you feel sad The thought of having her children move back home was very depressing for Martha.

8. vacant (va-cant) (adjective)- empty The playground was vacant because the students were out for the summer.

9. mental (men-tal) (adjective)- having to do with the mind A counselor helps people clear their mind.

10. agitation (a-gi-ta-tion) (noun)- anxiety, nervousness, or worry Will was in a state of agitation when his car broke down.

11. melancholy (me-an-chol-y) (noun)-sorrowful Fido was melancholy about chewing up his masters’ shoe.

12. bizarre (bi-zarre) (adjective)- very strange It’s bizarre to see a dog and cat eating out of the same dish.

13. vault (vault) (noun)- an underground chamber Usher shut the iron door of the vault.

14. remove (re-move) (verb)- to take away Daquan will remove the slice from the whole cake.

15. quivering (quiv-er-ing) (verb)- shaking The house was quivering from the effects of the earthquake.

16. linger (lin-ger) (verb) – to wait around The people had to linger because the bus hadn’t arrived.

17. Sombrous (som-brous) (adjective) - gloomy and depressing The leafless tree was sombrous in the moonlight.