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British Literature Unit 2 VOC

AB
ANATHEMAA person or thing detested or loathed; a formal curse involving divine punishment, excommunication.
CAESURASA break, interruption; a pause in the middle of a line of poetry.
EPITHETA characterizing word or phrase associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name.
EXEMPLARYServing as a model or pattern; worthy of imitation.
FERVENTHaving or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc. ; ardent
FOUNDLINGAn infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian
IMPERVIOUSNot permitting penetration or passage; incapable of being affected, injured, influenced
LOATHSOMECausing hatred or disgust, repulsive
MERCENARYA soldier hired to serve in a foreign army; working or acting merely for money
MYRIAD(n) A very great number of persons or things (adj) Of an indefinitely great number
NEMESISA long-standing rival; an archenemy
PAGAN(N) A person who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim; a heathen (Adj) Relating to the worship or worshipers of any religion that is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim
RANCORBitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-lasting
REPARATIONThe making of amends for a wrong one has done
RESONATETo resound; to amplify vocal sound; to produce a positive feeling
SOLACEA feeling of ease from grief or trouble
STEADFASTFirmly fixed in place; not subject to change
VALOROUSCourageous, valiant, brave
WANTONDeliberate and unprovoked; having no concern for the rights, feeling, or safety of others
WRITHINGTwisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

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