Romanticism Vocab Flashcards

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a mark of disgrace

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stigma

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worthy of respect because of age, dignity, or character

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venerable

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weakened, worn out, or broken down by age or hard use

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decrepit

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extremely respectful

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deferential

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lasting or existing for only a short time

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transient

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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking

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tremulous

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to rub or wipe out; erase

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efface

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resembling a tempest, turbulent, stormy

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tempestuous

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theoretical rather than practical

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speculative

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to catch, to entrap

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ensnare

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utter destruction, eternal damnation

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perdition

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person withdrawn from from society

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recluse

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inflamed with love, interest, or fascination

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enameled

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great or bloody slaughter

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carnage

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disordered or in disarray

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disheveled

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difficulty or hardship; changeable

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vicissitude

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exceeding what is necessary

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superfluous

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evil spirit

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fiend

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fearless

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dauntless

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wise

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sagacious

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member of a royal court

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courtier

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the spreading of disease

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contagion

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to spread throughout

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pervade

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having a bizarre, fantastic appearance

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grotesque

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lack or restrictions on behavior; freedom

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license

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unthinking action

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impetuosity

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face

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visage

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not occupied

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untenanted

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able to be touched or felt

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tangible

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extremely steep

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precipitous

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chronic disease or disorder

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malady

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name or title

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appellation

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narrow opening

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fissure

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having a fantastic or imaginative appearance; dreamlike illusion

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phantasmagoric

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fear, alarm, or agitation

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trepidation

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lively, animated

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vivacious

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of or like a corpse

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cadaverous

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suspension of sensation, fixed muscular rigidity, coma-like

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catalepsy

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capacity for sensation or feeling

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sentience

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awkward, clumsy, or unmannered

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uncouth

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abnormal, thinness

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emaciatied

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to intrude

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encroach

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foolish boldness

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temerity

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shy, lacking self-confidence

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diffident

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to cover or to hide

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obscure