Honors World Literature

Anne L. (United States of America)
Vocabulary list for Mrs. Loudon's Honors World Literature class
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  1. idealism
    belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued
    Founded in antiquity by Socrates, constituted by Plato, renewed by Descartes, idealism embraces, among the moderns, men of the highest renown. Cousin, Victor
  2. placidly
    in a quiet and tranquil manner
  3. discord
    lack of agreement or harmony
  4. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  5. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  6. courtly
    refined or imposing in manner or appearance
  7. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  8. affably
    in an affable manner
  9. impertinence
    the trait of being rude and inclined to take liberties
  10. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  11. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  12. banter
    light teasing repartee
  13. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  14. nebulous
    relating to or resembling an immense cloud of gas
  15. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  16. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  17. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  18. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  19. frugally
    in a frugal manner
  20. conjecture
    a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating
  21. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  22. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  23. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  24. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
  25. rabble
    a disorderly crowd of people
  26. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  27. sate
    fill to contentment
  28. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  29. repose
    freedom from activity
  30. painstakingly
    in a very careful manner
  31. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  32. resplendent
    having great beauty
  33. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  34. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  35. solicitous
    showing hovering attentiveness
  36. resonant
    characterized by a loud deep sound
  37. appease
    make peace with
  38. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  39. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  40. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  41. prophecy
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
  42. wield
    handle effectively
  43. visage
    the human face
  44. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  45. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  46. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  47. hearsay
    gossip passed around by word of mouth
  48. vagabond
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  49. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  50. empathize
    be understanding of
  51. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  52. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  53. debacle
    a sound defeat
  54. obstinacy
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  55. rectify
    make right or correct
  56. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  57. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  58. impracticable
    not capable of being carried out or put into practice
  59. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  60. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  61. monomaniac
    a person suffering from monomania
  62. garret
    floor consisting of open space at the top of a house
  63. perturbation
    an unhappy and worried mental state
  64. plaintively
    in a manner expressing sorrow
  65. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  66. grandiloquent
    puffed up with vanity
  67. foppish
    overly concerned with extreme elegance in dress and manner
  68. poignant
    arousing powerful emotions, especially pity or sadness
  69. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  70. admonish
    warn strongly; put on guard
  71. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  72. trifle
    a detail that is considered insignificant
  73. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  74. propensity
    a natural inclination
  75. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  76. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  77. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  78. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  79. abject
    most unfortunate or miserable
  80. diminutive
    very small
  81. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  82. revel
    take delight in
  83. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  84. axiom
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  85. callous
    emotionally hardened
  86. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  87. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  88. sovereign
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  89. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  90. quarreler
    a disputant who quarrels
  91. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  92. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  93. peevishly
    in a peevish manner
  94. epistle
    a specially long, formal letter
  95. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  96. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  97. notoriously
    to a notorious degree
  98. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  99. provincial
    lacking sophistication or worldliness
    In civic affairs London has always been an encouragement and example to provincial townships. Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)
    adj. Unsophistocated
  100. insular
    narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
  101. mahjong
    Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
  102. concubine
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
  103. dowry
    money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
  104. palanquin
    a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
  105. obscure
    make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
  106. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  107. rickshaw
    a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger
  108. pilgrimage
    a journey to a sacred place
  109. kowtow
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  110. swagger
    walk with a lofty proud gait
Created on Fri May 25 14:17:37 EDT 2012 (updated Tue May 23 20:43:31 EDT 2017)

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