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romanticism vocabulary (3H)

AB
obsequiousFull of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
termagantA quarrelsome, scolding woman; a shrew
impunityExemption from punishment, penalty, or harm
assiduityPersistent application or diligence; unflagging effort
incessantContinuing without interruption
alacrityCheerful willingness; eagerness or quickness
sordidFilthy or dirty; foul (in either physical or moral sense)
virulenceExtremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous: Bitterly hostile or antagonistic; hateful
vacillateTo swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another
elucidateTo make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
sonorousHaving or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.
pallor (pallid)Extreme or unnatural paleness.
countenanceAppearance, especially the expression of the face
cadaverousSuggestive of death; corpselike
fissureA long narrow opening; a crack
sumptuousluxurious, expensive, lavish
incipientbeginning to exist or appear
deliriummental confusion, anxiety, disorientation
dissipateto scatter or disperse in various directions
reveriea state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing
pineto yearn deeply or suffer with great longing
maladya chronic disease of the body
appellationa name, title or designation
dilapidationa severe state of disrepair or neglect
trepidation (trepidancy)tremulous fear
corroborateto make certain; to confirm the validity of something
convivialitybeing friendly and agreeable
conflagrationan extensive and destructive fire
denouementthe final resolution of the intricacies of a plot
sublimeelevated or lofty in thought; impressing the mind with a sense of awe or grandeur


Cathedral Catholic High School
CA

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