Age Of Innocence Flashcards
Remonstrances
to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
Obsolete. to show.
Vicegerent
an officer appointed as deputy by and to a sovereign or supreme chief.
a deputy in general.
Inculcated
to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in ): to inculcate virtue in the young.
to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually followed by with ): Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth.
Propiniquities
nearness in place; proximity.
nearness of relation; kinship.
affinity of nature; similarity.
nearness in time.
Aberration
the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type.
Compunctious
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.
Patronymic
of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
Apotheosis
the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
the ideal example; epitome; quintessence: This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression.
Recalcitrant
resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
Sedulously
Persistent, persevering
Parvenu
a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
Milieu
Social surroundings
Acquiesced
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.
Dilettantism
a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
Epistolary
contained in or carried on by letters: an epistolary friendship.
of, relating to, or consisting of letters.
Capricious
Erratic
Disquisitions
a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
Improvident
not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
neglecting to provide for future needs.
Stentorian
Very loud (voice)
adipose
Fat on tissue
Vicissitude
a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
interchange or alternation, as of states or things.
Fulminate
Exploded with loud noise
Vaticinations
Prophesy
The act of prophesying
Epigram
any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
Witty or ingenious turn of thought
Limpid
clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
free from obscurity; lucid; clear: a limpid style; limpid prose.
completely calm; without distress or worry: a limpid, emotionless existence.
Obdurate
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
Galvanize
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
Inchoate
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
Fervid
heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
burning; glowing; intensely hot.