Romanticism Flashcards
1
Q
Alacrity
A
promptness, briskness
2
Q
appellation
A
a title or designation
3
Q
Avarice
A
unending greed for wealth
4
Q
Beguile
A
to mislead or influence through trickery
5
Q
blight
A
any cause of ruin or destruction
6
Q
Brink
A
the extreme edge or margin
7
Q
Carrion
A
rottenness dead flesh
8
Q
Conform
A
behavior in line with prevailing social norms
9
Q
consistency
A
a degree of firmness or conformity
10
Q
Decorum
A
stately behavior, dress or speech
11
Q
deluge
A
to overwhelm with a large quantity of something
12
Q
din
A
loud clamor, confusing noise
13
Q
Divine
A
to prophesy or discover
14
Q
Dormant
A
inactive; torpid; as if asleep
15
Q
Egotism
A
Selfishness; boastfulness; conceit
