Vocab 13

Question 1

a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.

Answer 1

Romanticism - n

Question 2

intellectual movement emphasizing reason rather than tradition

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Enlightenment - n

Question 3

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

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Sublime - adj

Question 4

relating to a spiritual or nonphysical realm

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Transcendental - adj

Question 5

a person who transforms or creates something through a seemingly magical process

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Alchemist - n

Question 6

foretell or prophesy a future event

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Prognosticate - v

Question 7

showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

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Timorous - adj

Question 8

(especially of art or language) lacking sophistication or delicacy

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Uncouth - adj

Question 9

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

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Torpor - n

Question 10

time of rapid social, political and scientific advancement in Great Britain

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Victorian - n

Question 11

the quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life

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Realism - n

Question 12

a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face

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Lineament - n

Question 13

give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner

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Vouchsafe - v

Question 14

an excessive amount of something

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Surfeit - n