English Vocab! Flashcards
Romanticism
a literary and artistic movement marked chiefly by an emphasis on the imagination and emotions.
Rationalism
The idea that people are able to discover what is true by using reasoning.
Idealism
The metaphysical view that associates reality to idea in the mind rather then to material objects.
Transcend
be or go beyond the range or limits of.
Imagination
the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.
Forlorn
pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
Eminent
used to emphasize the presence of positive quality.
Ponderous
slow and clumsy because of great weight.
Ostentatious
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
Synonym of romanticism
Sentimentalism, idealism, emotionalism.
synonym of Rationalism
Logic, reason, analytical thinking.
synonym of idealism
Utopianism, optimism, perfectionism.
synonym of Intuition
Instinct, insight, gut feeling.
synonym of Transcend
Surpass, exceed, go beyond.
synonym of Imagination
Creativity, inventiveness, fantasy.
synonym of Forlorn
Desolate, abandoned, lonely.
synonym of Eminent
Distinguished, notable, prominent.
synonym of Ponderous
Heavy, cumbersome, weighty.
synonym of Ostentatious
Showy, flashy, pretentious.
intuition
the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
Antonym of romanticism
Rationalism, realism.
Antonym of Rationalism
Emotion, irrationality, perfectionism.
antonym of idealism
Realism, materialism, pragmatism.
antonym of intuition
Reasoning, analysis, deliberation.
antonym of transcend
Fall behind, limit, restrict.
antonym of imagination
Reality, factuality, literalness.
antonym of forlorn
Hopeful, cheerful, prominent.
antonym of eminent
Unkown, obscure, insignificant.
antonym ponderous
Light, agile, nimble.
antonym of ostentatious
Modest, plain, simple.
