The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
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- obdurate
- not to be persuaded; hardhearted or obstinate
- penury
- a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- enumerate
- specify individually; to name or list one by one 2. to count
- derisive
- Mocking; jeering.
- axioms
- A self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim; 2. An established rule, principle, or law. 3. A self-evident principle or one that is accepted as true without proof as the basis for argument; a postulate.
- languish
- 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor. 2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison. 3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee. 4. To become downcast or pine away in longing:. To affect a wistful or languid air, especially in order to gain sympathy.
- guileless
- free of deceit
- temperence
- the trait of avoiding excesses
- sedentary
- requiring sitting or little activity
- repugnance
- intense aversion
- conciliatory
- compromising: making or willing to make concessions
- reprobate
- n. 1. A morally unprincipled person. 2. One who is predestined to damnation. adj. 1. Morally unprincipled; shameless.; tr.v. 1. To disapprove of; condemn.
- foundling
- a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
- festoon
- 1. A string or garland, as of leaves or flowers, suspended in a loop or curve between two points. 2. A representation of such a string or garland, as in painting or sculpture.
- blighted
- affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
- lucidity
- clarity: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
- depreciate
- To lessen the price or value of. 2. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
- dissimulation
- To disguise (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance; the act of deceiving
- interpose
- interpose - be or come between
- revered
- august: profoundly honored
- inferiority
- the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position, A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.
- dilapidated
- bedraggled: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"
- indolent
- Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy
- latent
- 1. Present or potential but not evident or active; lying hidden and not yet developed within a person or thing
- semblance
- outward or superficial appearance:
- epigram
- 1. A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation. 2. A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement.
- unmitigated
- Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved: unmitigated suffering. 2. Without qualification or exception; absolute: an unmitigated lie.
- anchorage
- the condition of being secured to a base
- tacit
- understood or implied without actually being stated: tacit support; ot spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking. 2. a. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements
- thoroughfare
- a way through from one place to anothe
- besieged
- surrounded by hostile forces
- unwonted
- out of the ordinary; unusual
- opulent
- 1. Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent. 2. Characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant.
- unheeded
- noticed but ignored
- paradoxically
- in a paradoxical manner; "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter"
- inscrutable
- cryptic: of an obscure nature
- adduce
- To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.; to mention something as evidence
- contention
- 1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate 2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry
- versatility
- having a wide variety of skills
- duplicity
- a. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. b. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing. 2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.
- plaintive
- Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy.
- sanctity
- . Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness. 2. The quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability.
- intrepid
- audacious: invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- pharisaic
- holier-than-thou: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
- eminence
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- transient
- one who stays for only a short time; Passing with time; transitory: "the transient beauty of youth" Lydia M. Child. 2. Remaining in a place only a brief time: transient laborers.
- efficacious
- Producing or capable of producing a desired effect
- accretion
- an increase by natural growth or addition
- insatiable
- impossible to satisfy
- aplomb
- great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
- proffered
- To proffer means to offer evidence in support of an argument, or elements of an affirmative defense or offense, often at trial
- prudery
- primness: excessive or affected modesty
- promulgate
- To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially
- unscrupulous
- without scruples or principles
- bewail
- to express great sorrow over; lament
- eminence
- position of great distinction or superiority: rose to eminence as a surgeon. 2. A rise of ground; a hill.; the state of being well-known and well-respected
- crystalline
- consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- disquisition
- a formal written or oral examination of a subject
- vestibule
- A small entrance hall or passage between the outer door and the interior of a house or building. 2. An enclosed area at the end of a passenger car on a railroad train; anteroom: a large entrance or reception room or area
- impregnable
- 1. unable to be broken into or taken by force: an impregnable fortress 2. unable to be affected or overcome
- inculcate
- to fix in someone's mind by constant repetition
- ineffable
- Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable. 2. Not to be uttered; taboo
- rapture
- 1. extreme happiness or delight 2. raptures ecstatic joy: they will be in raptures over the rugged scenery
- felicity
- 1. great happiness and pleasure 2. the quality of being pleasant or desirable:
- irrespective
- regardless: in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
- elliptic
- (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
- invariably
- constantly: without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"
- philippic
- A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, often insulting language; a tirade.
- despotism
- Rule by or as if by a despot; absolute power or authority. 2. The actions of a despot; tyranny.
- deprecate
- 1. To express disapproval of; deplore. 2. To belittle; depreciate.
- conjugal
- Of or relating to marriage or the relationship of spouses.; of marriage: conjugal rights of marriage: conjugal rights
- deride
- to speak of or treat with contempt or ridicule
- imprecation
- A curse. imprecate: To invoke evil upon; curse.
- laborious
- 1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work: spent many laborious hours on the project. 2. Hard-working; industrious.
- confoundedly
- perplexedly: in a perplexed manner
- dissimulation
- deception: the act of deceiving
- reprove
- having or showing good judgment; 1. To voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke. 2. To find fault with.
- necropolis
- A cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one belonging to an ancient city.
- affront
- treat, mention, or speak to rudely
- limpidity
- clarity: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
- vagary
- An extravagant or erratic notion or action.
- spasmodic
- Relating to, affected by, or having the character of a spasm; convulsive.; taking place in sudden short spells; Given to sudden outbursts of energy or feeling; excitable.
- resignedly
- with resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner
- blowsy
- characteristic of or befitting a **** or slattern; used especially of women
- ensnare
- ensnare - take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- capricious
- changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"
- vehement
- fierce: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
- conniving
- collusive: acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
- prophetic
- foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
- provocation
- 1. the act of provoking or inciting 2. something that causes indignation or anger
- opine
- to hold or express an opinion
- querulous
- 1. Given to complaining; peevish. 2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling
- imprudent
- not prudent or wise
- apotheosis
- ideal: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
- truancy
- failure to attend (especially school)
- insuperable
- impossible to surmount
- voluble
- marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent.
- disconcerting
- causing an emotional disturbance
- pensive
- brooding: deeply or seriously thoughtful;
- exalt
- 1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate: exalted the shepherd to the rank of grand vizier. 2. To glorify, praise, or honor. 3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten: works of art that exalt the imagination. 4. Obsolete To fill with sublime emotion; elate.
- clemency
- mildness: good weather with comfortable temperatures; A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy. 2. A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
- caustic
- bitter and sarcastic; acerbic: harsh or corrosive in tone; capable of burning or corroding by chemical action
- eloquence
- powerful and effective language
- portentous
- 1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding: "The present aspect of society is portentous of great change" Edward Bellamy. 2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe: "Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity" Herman Melville. 3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.
- inverted
- being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
- interceding
- intercede - act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- inexorable
- grim: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
- dastardly
- Old-fashioned mean and cowardly; Cowardly and malicious; base.
- fervid
- Marked by great passion or zeal: a fervid patriot. 2. Extremely hot; burning.
- gilt
- a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
- deplore
- express strong disapproval of
- adipose
- Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty.
- irrevocable
- incapable of being retracted or revoked
- confabulate
- 1. To talk casually; chat. 2. Psychology To fill in gaps in one's memory with fabrications that one believes to be facts.
- enfilade
- Gunfire directed along the length of a target, such as a column of troops. 2. A target vulnerable to sweeping gunfire.
- proclivity
- a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" ; A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition; Formal a tendency or inclination
- hobnob
- rub elbows with
- abiding
- unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"
- heedless
- Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless
- rudiments
- 1. rudiments a. the simplest and most basic stages of a subject: the rudiments of painting b. a partially developed version of something: the rudiments of a democratic society
- insolvent
- a. Unable to meet debts or discharge liabilities; bankrupt. b. Insufficient to meet all debts, as an estate or fund.
- extenuate
- To lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
- disconcertingly
- in a disturbing or embarrassing manner; "he drank some sherry, his eyes disconcertingly keen as he watched her"
- adroitness
- adeptness: skillful performance or ability without difficulty
- conveyance
- Old-fashioned a vehicle; 1. The act of conveying.
- pervading
- To be present throughout; permeate; to spread through or throughout (something)
- prolific
- Producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile. 2. Producing abundant works or results: a prolific artist.
- provincial
- unsophisticated or narrow-minded
- precipice
- An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff. 2. The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation
- probity
- Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; honesty; integrity
- sylvan
- a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
- fulminate
- To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation:; To explode or detonate. To issue (a denunciation, for example) thunderously. 2. To cause to explode.
- self-abasement
- penance: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
- compunction
- a feeling of guilt or regret; A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt. See Synonyms at penitence. 2. A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing
- temporize
- draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
- audacity
- fearless daring
- irresolutely
- lacking determination or decisiveness
- ruminate
- To reflect on over and over again.
- inexorable
- Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom; unable to be prevented from continuing or progressing: an inexorable trend
- vigilant
- s-eyed: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
- wont
- 1. Accustomed or used; 2. Likely
- ascribe
- impute: attribute or credit to
- dyspepsia
- Disturbed digestion; indigestion.
- effrontery
- Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.
- condescension
- he trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
- anomalous
- deviating from the general or common order or type
- providential
- heaven-sent: peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
- amorous
- 1. Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love. 2. Indicative of love or sexual desire
- patronymic
- of or derived from a personal or family name
- effulgent
- Shining brilliantly; resplendent
- resplendent
- glorious: having great beauty and splendor
- apex
- vertex: the highest point (of something)
- trenchant
- Forceful, effective, and vigorous: a trenchant argument. 2. Caustic; cutting
- audacious
- invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- gentility
- breeding: elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
- presuppose
- presuppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
- pantomime
- mime: act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
- heedless
- Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless.
- clandestine
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"
- timorous
- fearful: timid by nature or revealing timidity
- venerable
- Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
- ostentatious
- intended to attract notice and impress others
- substratum
- substrate: a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- felicitations
- Congratulations!
- platitudes
- A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant; 2. Lack of originality; triteness.
- tenuous
- insignificant or flimsy; having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid" ; 1. Long and thin; slender
- abetted
- abet - assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- aigrette
- An ornamental tuft of upright plumes, especially the tail feathers of an egret. 2. An ornament, such as a spray of gems, resembling a tuft of plumes.
- imperturable
- Unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled; marked by extreme calm; serene
- wastrel
- someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
- bandy
- 1. a. To toss or throw back and forth. b. To hit (a ball, for example) back and forth. 2. a. To give and receive (words, for example); exchange; o discuss in a casual or frivolous manner; 1. to exchange (words), sometimes in a heated manner
- benevolence
- disposition to do good
- expiate
- To make amends or reparation for; atone:
- comradeship
- chumminess: the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
- valetudinarian
- N. A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health; ADJ. Chronically ailing; sickly. 2. Constantly and morbidly concerned with one's health.
- compunction
- a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
- vagaries
- an unpredictable change in a situation or in someone's behaviour
- overmaster
- To overpower by superior force; overcome.
- exigency
- 1. The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action. 2. A pressing or urgent situation.
- propinquity
- Proximity; nearness. 2. Kinship. 3. Similarity in nature.
- judicious
- Having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent.
- transmute
- To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform:
- antimacassar
- A protective covering for the backs of chairs and sofas.
- epistolary
- written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
- lament
- o feel or express sorrow or regret (for or over)
- smite
- . to strike with a heavy blow 2. to affect severely: hunger smites him again 3. to burden with an affliction in order to punish
- vociferate
- To utter (something) or cry out loudly and vehemently, especially in protest.
- amalgamated
- amalgamate: joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"
- exalt
- 1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate 2. To glorify, praise, or honor. 3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten
- impervious
- 1. Incapable of being penetrated: a material impervious to water. 2. Incapable of being affected: impervious to fear.
- cogitate
- To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder
- corpulent
- excessively fat
- irreverent
- showing lack of due respect or veneration
- recalcitrant
- fractious: stubbornly resistant to authority or control
- languidly
- in a languid and lethargic manner; "the men languidly put on their jackets"
- facetious
- bantering: cleverly amusing in tone
- florid
- 1. Flushed with rosy color; ruddy. 2. Very ornate; flowery: a florid prose style. 3. Archaic Healthy. 4. Obsolete Abounding in or covered with flowers.
- dilettante
- A lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur, dabbler: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- importunate
- expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant"
- thronged
- filled with great numbers crowded together
- inelastic
- Lacking elasticity; unyielding or unadaptable
- viceregal
- of or relating to a viceroy; A man who is the governor of a country, province, or colony, ruling as the representative of a sovereign
- efficacy
- Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.
- sensuous
- taking delight in beauty; "the sensuous joy from all things fair"
- imploring
- beseeching: begging
- purveyor
- 1. One that furnishes provisions, especially food. 2. One that promulgates something: a purveyor of lies.
- languid
- 1. Lacking energy or vitality; weak: a languid wave of the hand. 2. Showing little or no spirit or animation; listless: a languid mood. 3. Lacking vigor or force; slow: languid breezes.
- capacious
- large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"
- scruples
- motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions; A minute part or amount.
- bedizen
- To ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner.
- inadmissible
- not allowable or acceptable
- triteness
- unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
- cultivated
- Educated; polished; refined; well-educated 2. (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing; "cultivated land"
- avow
- To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly; confess: avow guilt. 2. To state positively.
- guile
- craft: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- histrionic
- characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"
- ostensible
- apparent or seeming; alleged; represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
- arbiter
- someone with the power to settle matters at will
- paradox
- 1. A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true:
- hitherto
- Until this time; so far: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called ..
- languor
- Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness. See Synonyms at lethargy. 2. A dreamy, lazy mood or quality; Oppressive quiet or stillness.Noun Literary a pleasant state of dreamy relaxation
- reproachful
- admonitory: expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- portend
- bode: indicate by signs; 1. To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage: black clouds that portend a storm. 2. To indicate by prediction; forecas
- precipitate
- . To throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward 2. To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely
- broughams
- covered carriages used as cabs for the wealthy in Victorian London
- monosyllabic
- having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable
- swarthy
- dark-skinned: naturally having skin of a dark color
- disintegration
- decomposition: in a decomposed state
- bastion
- 1. a projecting part of a fortification 2. a thing or person regarded as defending a principle or way of life
- remonstrate
- to argue in protest or objection:
- admonitory
- serving to warn
- pantomime
- munication by means of gesture and facial expression
- apathy
- . Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference. 2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.
- obstinate
- stubborn: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- sedulous
- assiduous: marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"