Edgar Allan Poe: "The Masque of the Red Death" - Vocab

Question 1

impede

Answer 1

• verb

- to interfere with or slow the progress of

Question 2

cessation

Answer 2

• noun

- a coming to an end; stopping

Question 3

disapprobation

Answer 3

• noun

- disapproval

Question 4

propriety

Answer 4

• noun

- the quality of being proper; appropriate

Question 5

blasphemous

Answer 5

• adjective

- disrespectful or offensive

Question 6

incorrect vocab

Answer 6

• no one had anticipated the cessation it would take to keep the garden weeded
• if there isn’t enough propriety, there won’t be enough food for all the guests
• there was so much wind and rain that the plane encounter a great impede on landing
• there was a lot of disapprobation left after the party was over
• each student will be given a weekly pass for a cessation in the music lab