Romanticism Vocabulary

Question 1

Precluded

Answer 1

To make impossible by necessary consequence: rule out in advance

Question 2

Impunity

Answer 2

Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

Question 3

Retribution

Answer 3

The dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter

Question 4

Immolation

Answer 4

Something that is killed or destroyed by fire

Question 5

Imposture

Answer 5

The act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name

Question 6

Accosted

Answer 6

To approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way

Question 7

Gait

Answer 7

1. A manner of walking or moving on foot. 2. A sequence of foot movements (such as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward. 3. A manner or rate of movement or progress

Question 8

Lore

Answer 8

A particular body of knowledge or tradition

Question 9

Beguiling

Answer 9

Agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing

Question 10

Decorum

Answer 10

1. Literary and dramatic propriety: FITNESS
2. Propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance

Question 11

Eloquence

Answer 11

Discourse marked by force and persuasiveness

Question 12

Blight

Answer 12

Something that impairs or destroys

Question 13

Shroud

Answer 13

Something that covers, screens, or guards: such as

Question 14

Venerable

Answer 14

Calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments

Question 15

Mirth

Answer 15

Gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter

Question 16

Surmised

Answer 16

A thought or idea based on scanty evidence : CONJECTURE

Question 17

Interposed

Answer 17

To place in an intervening position

Question 18

Affliction

Answer 18

A cause of persistent pain or distress

Question 19

Ample

Answer 19

generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity

Question 20

Syntax

Answer 20

A connected or orderly system : harmonious arrangement of parts or elements