Poetry Flashcards
Snuggery
noun
a cozy or comfortable place, especially someone’s private room or den.
ARCHAIC
another term for snug.
Enrapture
verb
gerund or present participle: enrapturing
give intense pleasure or joy to.
“Ruth was enraptured by the child who was sleeping in her arms so peacefully”
Solace
noun
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
“she sought solace in her religion”
Similar:
comfort
consolation
cheer
support
relief
verb
give comfort or consolation to.
“the soundlessness of nature impressed and solaced her”
Beseech
verbLITERARY
gerund or present participle: beseeching
ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.
“they beseeched him to stay”
Ravishing
adjective
delightful; entrancing.
“she looked ravishing”
Triteness
: hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original.
Chide
verb
scold or rebuke.
“she chided him for not replying to her letters”
Zeal
noun
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
“his zeal for privatization”
Similar:
passion
zealousness
committedness
Suffragette
nounHISTORICAL
a woman seeking the right to vote through organized protest.