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Ominous : Imminent evil or harm; foreboding; threatening In this context it would mean that the raven is foreshadowing something,

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Divining : Discover by guesswork or intuition. Have supernatural insight into the future. In this context he is thinking about why the fowl (raven) is making him feel this way.

Tufted : A bunch of threads, grass, or hair held or at the base. Seraphim is one of the celestial beings in God's vision to Isaiah. (Isaiah 6:1–3) In this context it means grass floor.

Wretch : An unfortunate person or an unpleasant person. In this context the man is talking about the cruel person who is beguiling him.



Respite : A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

In this case it means take a rest from the things that are going on. Quaff : Drink a large amount of something quickly. Nepenthe is a medicine for sorrow, literally an anti-depressant. In this case he wants to drink the nepenthe down to forget about what is going on.

Desolate : Bleak and empty, very unhappy. The Raven appears to be unhappy here, but still continues to talk. Undaunted - Not discouraged by difficulty or danger. Here, the Raven sees that the man in uncomfortable but is not discourage to keep on talking to him.

Laden - Heavily loaded or weighed down. Here, it is describing how the narrator is weighed down by sorrow, possibly the loss of someone. Sainted - Very good or kind, like a saint. The narrator is describing who he loved, Lenore, and says she is like a Saint, good and kind.



Fiend - An evil spirit, a very wicked or cruel person The man wants the raven to leave, and it doesn't know if its just a bird or an evil spirit.



Plume : A long, soft feather or group of feathers. Here, the man is saying leave no trace that the raven is here and to leave. Pallid : Pale, especially because of bad health. The man is describing the place where the bird is sitting.

Gloated : Be smug or pleased about your own success or someone else's failure. Here, a lamp is lighting on a piece of furniture. The light is showing that the it is an expensive piece.