| A | B |
|---|
| urbane | courteous, polite, polished, cultured |
| bantam | small |
| insidious | harmful but enticing |
| opulent | deluxe, rich, abundant, luxurious |
| eunuch | a castrated man |
| Realism | compositions that aim at a faithful representation of reality, interpretations of the actualities of any aspect of life. As an reaction against romanticism it is free of subjective prejudice, idealism or romance and often deals with representing the middle class. |
| nihilism | the belief that labels all values as worthless, therefore, nothing can be known or communicated and therefore life is meaningless |
| existentialism | a philosophy concerned with finding self and the meaning of life through free will, choice, and personal responsibility. The belief is that people are searching to find out who and what they are throughout life as they make choices based on their experiences, beliefs, and outlook. And personal choices become unique without the necessity of an objective form of truth. An existentialist believes that a person should be forced to choose and be responsible without the help of laws, ethnic rules, or traditions. |
| social darwinism | a belief popular in the which states that the strongest or fittest should survive and flourish in society, while the weak and unfit should be allowed to die. |
| vindicated | freed; delivered from |
| fratricide | the murder of one's brother or sister |
| futility | sense of purposelessness; fruitlessness |
| aphorisms | adage, proverb, maxim, concise wise statement |
| austerity | stern, forbearing apparence and manor |
| obstinate | not easily subdued, remedied, or removed |
| incarnate | to give bodily form and substance to; to realize; to actualize |
| incongruity | the state of being incompatible; lack of harmony |
| languid | exhausted |
| bellicose | prone to anger or temper tantrums |
| parody | a feeble or ridiculous imitatio |
| dualism | the state of being of two parts; division into two. |
| epiphany | realization; revelation |
