| A | B |
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| paradox | a statement that seems to contradict, but reveals a truth |
| conceit | an extended metaphor that makes a surprising or unexpected comparison as in a metaphysical conceit |
| metaphysical poetry | concerned with philosophical, religious issues, characterized by use of paradoxes and conceits |
| usurped | wrongfully seized |
| chaste | pure, untainted, unblemished |
| ravish | v. to violate; to rape |
| contention | controversy, dispute |
| piety | devotion |
| intermit | stop for a time |
| promontory | land that juts out into a body of water |
| covetousness | greediness |
| catholic | universal |
| coy | unwilling to make a commitment, not the modern sense of pretending to be shy |
| prime | youth |
| tarry | linger, abide; continue in the same condition |
| carpe diem | L. seize the day |
| constant | faithful; unchanging; unceasing |
| wan | gloomy, not the modern sense of having affection for someone or something |
| inconstancy | fickleness; changeableness |
| fettered | chained; confined |
| hermitage | a retreat suitable for meditation |
| spent | used up |
| exact | demand; compel |
| subtle | cunning; ingenious |
| grace | God's favor or free gift |
| providence | divine forethought; God |
| oracle | in classical antiquity, the shrine in which a god spoke through a priest or priestess |
| illumine | light up |
| transgress | violate a law or command |
| guile | artful trickery; cunning |
| impious | disrespectful; irreverent, ungodly |
| obdurate | stubborn, unyielding |
| tempestuous | turbulent; violently stormy |
| transcendent | surpassing, exceeding, beyond all limits |
| myriads | tens of thousands |
| suppliant | beseeching prayerfully; imploring |
| ignominy | humiliation; dishonor |
| apostate | denying former religious conviction |
| vanity | a trifle, knickknack, or other insignificant thing |
| knaves | scoundrels, cheaters |
| raiment | clothing |
