Vocab #3 Flashcards
hansom
a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage
fervent
having or displaying a passionate intensity
reverence
regard or treat with deep respect
august
respected and impressive
akin
a similar character
manifest
clear or obvious to the eye or mind
despondency
a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage
pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
illustrious
well known, respected, and admired for past achievements
euphemism
a polite or mild alternative to substitute for a harsh or blunt term
parallel structure
balance of language within sentences
ignoble
dishonorable / OR of humble origin or social status
havoc
great confusion or disorder
lament
an expression of regret or disappointment; a complaint
homage
special honor or respect shown publicly
sable
black
pall
a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb; a covering
aegis
an attribute of Zeus and Athena usually represented as a goatskin shield
sanctity
ultimate importance and inviolability
immutable
unchanging over time or unable to be changed
pervasive
spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
epithet
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
sobriquet
a person’s nickname
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
monometer
one foot
dimeter
two feet
trimeter
three feet
tetrameter
four feet
pentameter
five feet
hexameter
six feet
heptameter
seven feet
octameter
eight feet
iambic
one unstressed and one stressed syllable
anapestic
two unstressed and one stressed
dactylic
one stressed and two unstressed
trochaic
one stressed and unstressed
spondaic
two stressed
