English Vocab! Flashcards

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Romanticism

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a literary and artistic movement marked chiefly by an emphasis on the imagination and emotions.

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Rationalism

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The idea that people are able to discover what is true by using reasoning.

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Idealism

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The metaphysical view that associates reality to idea in the mind rather then to material objects.

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Transcend

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be or go beyond the range or limits of.

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Imagination

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the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.

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Forlorn

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pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

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Eminent

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used to emphasize the presence of positive quality.

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Ponderous

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slow and clumsy because of great weight.

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Ostentatious

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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

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Synonym of romanticism

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Sentimentalism, idealism, emotionalism.

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synonym of Rationalism

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Logic, reason, analytical thinking.

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synonym of idealism

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Utopianism, optimism, perfectionism.

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synonym of Intuition

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Instinct, insight, gut feeling.

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synonym of Transcend

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Surpass, exceed, go beyond.

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synonym of Imagination

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Creativity, inventiveness, fantasy.

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synonym of Forlorn

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Desolate, abandoned, lonely.

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synonym of Eminent

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Distinguished, notable, prominent.

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synonym of Ponderous

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Heavy, cumbersome, weighty.

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synonym of Ostentatious

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Showy, flashy, pretentious.

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intuition

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the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.

21
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Antonym of romanticism

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Rationalism, realism.

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Antonym of Rationalism

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Emotion, irrationality, perfectionism.

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antonym of idealism

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Realism, materialism, pragmatism.

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antonym of intuition

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Reasoning, analysis, deliberation.

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antonym of transcend

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Fall behind, limit, restrict.

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antonym of imagination

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Reality, factuality, literalness.

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antonym of forlorn

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Hopeful, cheerful, prominent.

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antonym of eminent

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Unkown, obscure, insignificant.

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antonym ponderous

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Light, agile, nimble.

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antonym of ostentatious

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Modest, plain, simple.