| A | B |
|---|
| Inviolate | adjective: must be kept sacred |
| entwined | verb: tie or link together |
| bracken | noun: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed |
| spurious | adjective: intended to deceive |
| malevolent | adjective: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred |
| tendrils | noun: a threadlike part by which a climbing plant clings to a support. |
| Nettles | any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact |
| van-guard | noun: the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field |
| sentinels | noun: a person employed to watch for something to happen |
| listless | adjective: lacking zest or vivacity |
| lolling | adjective: lying in a relaxed manner |
| illusion | noun: something many people believe that is false |
| sepulchre | noun: a chamber that is used as a grave |
| furtive | adjective: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed |
| panacea | noun: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists |
| antidoe | noun: a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison |
| complacent | adjective: contented to a fault |
| ablutions | noun: the act of washing yourself |
| interminable | adjective: tiresomely long; seemingly without end |
| innumerable | adjective: too numerous to be counted |
| stolid | adjective: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
| whims | noun: a sudden desire or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained |
| ritual | noun: any customary observance or practice |
| scorn | noun: open disrespect for a person or thing |
| diffidence | noun: lack of self-confidence |
| timidity | noun: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities |
| gaucherie | noun: the quality of being rustic or gauche |
| lorgnette | noun: eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle |
| ostentatious | adjective: intended to attract notice and impress others |
| subservient | adjective: compliant and obedient to authority |
| engendered | verb: call forth |
| mania | noun: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently |
| proffered | noun: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
| tact | noun: consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence |
| discretion | noun: the trait of judging wisely and objectively |
| provocative | adjective: serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy |
| resurrection | noun: revival from inactivity and disuse |
| arresting | adjective: commanding attention |
| hitherto | adverb: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time |
| blundered | noun: an embarrassing mistake |
| jocular | adjective: characterized by jokes and good humor |
| charade | noun: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way |
| camaraderie | noun: the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability |
| precipice | noun: a very steep cliff |
| perilously | adverb: in a dangerous manner |
| convalescent | noun: a person who is recovering from illness |
| sordid | adjective: foul and run-down and repulsive |
| lavish | adjective: characterized by extravagance and profusion |
| rendezvous | noun: a meeting planned at a certain time and place |
| philanthropy | noun: voluntary promotion of human welfare |
| premonition | noun: an early warning about a future event |
| Macabre | adj:Suggestive of the Horror of Death |
| Describe Setting of Gothic Romance | Picturesque, with an atmosphere of mystery, gloom& terror |
| Plot Elements of Gothic Romance | Super natural, Psychological, Violent or Macabre |
| Events of a Gothic Romance | Revolve around relationship between a heroine and a man. |
