Poetry Words Flashcards
Crepuscular
Active at dawn and dusk
Enunciation
Clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
Headstrong
Stubborn; willful
Lackluster
Dull; monotonous; bland
Objective
Unbiased, not subjective
Pliable
Flexible; not stubborn
Rescind
Retract; repeal
Temper
To moderate; soften
Mood; state of mind
Sophisticated
Highly developed; complex
Repudiate
1 :
to divorce or separate formally from (a woman)
2 :
to refuse to have anything to do with : disown
3
a :
to refuse to accept; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force
b :
to reject as untrue or unjust
Copacetic
Very satisfactory
Stoic (verb & noun)
Stoical/Stoically (adverb)
showing no emotion especially when something bad is happening
eluvium
fine soil or sand deposited by wind (as in dunes)