Romanticism Flashcards
Alacrity
promptness, briskness
appellation
a title or designation
Avarice
unending greed for wealth
Beguile
to mislead or influence through trickery
blight
any cause of ruin or destruction
Brink
the extreme edge or margin
Carrion
rottenness dead flesh
Conform
behavior in line with prevailing social norms
consistency
a degree of firmness or conformity
Decorum
stately behavior, dress or speech
deluge
to overwhelm with a large quantity of something
din
loud clamor, confusing noise
Divine
to prophesy or discover
Dormant
inactive; torpid; as if asleep
Egotism
Selfishness; boastfulness; conceit
Endeavor
to make an effort or strive to do something
Euphony
a pleasing sound; an especially harmonious sound
Expediency
a means to an end
Ignorance
lack of knowledge or learning
inherent
existing as a natural part of something or someone