Romantic Era Vocab

Question 1

Sordid part of speech and definition

Answer 1

(adj)
meanly selfish, self-serving, morally foul; filthy, dirty, run-down

Question 2

rapture part of speech and definition

Answer 2

(n)
the state of being carried away to another sphere of existence, joyful ectasy

Question 3

boon part of speech and definition

Answer 3

(n)
something to be thankful for, a blessing; a favor or a request

Question 4

recompense part of speech and definition

Answer 4

(n)
compensation for an injury or a wrong; repayment for favors or service

Question 5

genial part of speech and definition

Answer 5

(adj)
warmly and pleasantly cheerful, cordial; favorable for life, growth, or comfort

Question 6

sylvan part of speech and definition

Answer 6

(n)
wooded, related to the forest or a wooded area

Question 7

minutiae part of speech and definition

Answer 7

(n)
precise detail; small, exact matters

Question 8

pulchritude part of speech and definition

Answer 8

(n)
physical beauty, comeliness

Question 9

arduous part of speech and definition

Answer 9

(adj)
requiring great exertion or endurance

Question 10

ardent part of speech and definition

Answer 10

(adj)
characterized by intense feeling, passionate, fervent

Question 11

transitory part of speech and definition

Answer 11

(adj)
not lasting, not permanent, fleeting

Question 12

dissipated part of speech and definition

Answer 12

(v) to scatter in different directions, to dispel; disintegrate; to waste by misuse

Question 13

lassitude part of speech and definition

Answer 13

(n)
weariness lack of energy; a condition of indiffrence

Question 14

transcendent part of speech and definition

Answer 14

(adj)
moving beyond or raising above limits; surpassing, exceeding

Question 15

commiserate part of speech and definition

Answer 15

(v)
to join in sorrow; to sympathize or to express pity

Question 16

sordid synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 16

Inflected form(s): sordidness (n); sordidly (adv)
synonyms: courteous, sleazy, vile, wretched

Question 17

rapture synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 17

Inflected form(s): (v) enrapture
Synonyms: euphoria, elation

Question 18

boon synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 18

Inflected form(s): None
Synonyms: fortune, godsend

Question 19

recompense synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 19

Inflected form(s): (v) recompensed/recompensing
Synonyms: atonement, compensation, payment

Question 20

genial synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 20

Inflected form(s): (n) geniality, (adv) genially
Synonyms: amiable, jovial, agreeable

Question 21

sylvan synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 21

Inflected form(s): (n) sylvan - a mythical spirit of the woods
Synonyms: rustic, shaded

Question 22

minutiae synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 22

Inflected form(s): (adj) minutiae, minute
Synonyms: trifle, trivia

Question 23

pulchritude synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 23

Inflected form(s): (adj) pulchritudinous
Synonyms: allure, exquisiteness

Question 24

arduous synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 24

Inflected form(s): (adv) arduously, (n) arduousness
Synonyms: laborious, herculean, grueling

Question 25

ardent synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 25

Inflected form(s): (adv) ardently Synonyms: vehement, zealous, fiery

Question 26

transitory synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 26

Inflected form(s): (n) transient Synonyms: temporary, ephemeral

Question 27

dissipated synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 27

Inflected form(s): (n) dissipation, (adj) dissipative Synonyms: deplete, consume

Question 28

lassitude synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 28

Inflected form(s): None Synonyms: apathy, idleness, torpor

Question 29

transcendent synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 29

Inflected form(s): (n) transcendentalism Synonyms: boundless, ideal

Question 30

commiserate synonyms and inflected forms

Answer 30

Inflected form(s): (n) commiseration Synonyms: none

Question 31

sordid etymology

Answer 31

"dirt"

Question 32

rapture etymology

Answer 32

From Latin "abduction", carrying off

Question 33

boon etymology

Answer 33

comes from old Norse, meaning "prayer"

Question 34

genial etymology

Answer 34

from Latin, related to birth and marriage

Question 35

minutiae etymology

Answer 35

from Latin for "minute"

Question 36

ardent etymology

Answer 36

from Latin meaning "to burn"

Question 37

transitory etymology

Answer 37

trans means "across"

Question 38

lassitude etymology

Answer 38

From Old English for "sluggish, slow"