Vocabulary in The Pit and the Pendulum

Vocabulary lesson plan in The Pit and the Pendulum

Dia: 1
GOSSAMER
(n.) a fine, filmy substance, usually reflective of light, like a spider's web; delicate
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SWOON
(v.) to faint; to lose consciousness; pass out
Dia: 3
CHASM
(n.) a breach or fissure in the earth, a wall, or floor
Dia: 4
SURCINGLE
(n.) a wide leather strap
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CHARNEL
(adj.) relating to death, or where the dead are laid to rest