Late Winter/ Spring Vocabulary
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- Mutability
- Percy Shelley. Everything changes.
- toiling
- To labor continuously; work strenuously.
- dearth
- an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
- infallible
- absolutely trustworthy or sure
- countenance
- appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face
- Ode on A Grecian Urn
- Keats. Permanent figures frozen in time. The lovers will never be able to kiss, and their love will never grow old
- listless
- having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
- gradations
- any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- Nature
- how something innately is
- vengeance
- infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge
- base
- morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly
- flagrant
- shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring
- interposition
- the act or fact of interposing or the condition of being interposed.
- Neoclassicism
- writers looked back to the ideals and art forms of classical times (Greek and Roman)
- panegyric
- a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- apprise
- to give notice to; inform; advise
- ardent
- having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent
- discourse
- communication of thought by words; talk; conversation
- disquietude
- the state of disquiet; uneasiness
- judicious
- using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic
- protégé
- a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
- endeavor
- to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive
- perseverance
- steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
- emulously
- desirous of equaling or excelling:
- insurmountable
- incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable
- condoned
- to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).
- austere
- severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- malicious
- full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent; spiteful
- consolation
- comfort; solace
- derivation
- something received or obtained from a source or origin
- Ancient Mariner
- Coleridge, albatross metaphor, something bad that you do that continues to haunt you, used in Frankenstein
- dauntless
- not to be intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold
- torpor
- sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- inexorable
- unyielding; unalterable
- Double / Doppelganger
- ghostly double of a living person
- cogitation
- concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation
- precipice
- a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
- hideous
- horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly
- declivity
- a downward slope, as of ground
- immutable
- unchangeable; changeless.
- mutable
- liable or subject to change or alteration.
- inordinate
- not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive
- loadstone
- a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron
- Human Nature
- explored by Romantics. nature vs. nurture. all humans, vs. the self.
- troglodytic
- a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character.
- enigmatic
- perplexing; mysterious
- omen
- anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- etymology
- the derivation of a word.
- disconsolate
- without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable
- fiend
- any evil spirit; demon
- Pilgrimage / journey
- a lot of literature involved some kind of journey or travel, both literally and metaphorically
- Solipsism
- "I am the only thing that exists"
- adamant
- utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc
- Age of Reason
- science, improvement, progress
- iniquity
- gross injustice or wickedness.
- pensive
- dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
- irksome
- annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
- wantonly
- deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful
- Innocence / experience
- Blake's songs of innocence and experience. knowledge vs. ignorance. experience vs. authority.
- immodest
- not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
- irrevocably
- not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
- benevolent
- characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
- Emotion
- began to be used a lot more in Romantic literature than in the Age of Reason
- vehemence
- ardor; fervor; vigorous impetuosity; fury
- traverse
- to pass or move over, along, or through.
- Tintern Abbey
- ruins that inspired Wordsworth's "Lines Composed Upon Tintern Abbey"
- harrowing
- extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous
- borne to
- to bring forth (young); give birth to:
- perplexity
- a tangled, involved, or confused condition or situation
- pinion
- a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging with a rack or larger gear
- despondent
- feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom
- conjecture
- the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- Romanticism, Romantic
- An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.
- commiserate
- to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity
- venerable
- commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character
- Progress, optimism
- scientific revolution, age of reason. the romantics had less optimism about scientific progress.
- apocryphal
- of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
- estranged
- to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of
- obtrude
- to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, esp. without warrant or invitation
- Prometheus
- is a Titan known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals for their use
- oppression
- the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- holograph
- wholly written by the person in whose name it appears
- concourse
- an assemblage; gathering
- vivacity
- liveliness; animation; sprightliness
- behold
- to observe; look at; see.
- cadence
- rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words