Vocab Quiz Flashcards
laurels**
shrubbery (laurel crowns were awarded to great poets)
myrtles
evergreen shrubbery or small trees
sere
dry or withering
crude
offensively crude
mellowing
process of ripening or softening
Lycidas
name for Edward King, fellow student at Cambridge who drowned in the Irish Sea
bier
stand or framework on which corpse or coffin is placed before burial or cremation
parching
process of becoming extremely dry
Jove
Jupiter, king of the gods in Roman Mythology; powerful deity who rules over heavens and earth
coy
reluctant to engage
rill**
small flow from stream, typically flowing with clear water
ere
before in time
afield
to or at a distance
westering
near the west
th’oaten
something made of or resembling oats, so oat flutes
Satyrs
woodland diety who are upper body man and horns, legs, and tails of a got; lustful, drunken, lustful creatures
Fauns
mythological creates from Roman mythology; similar to satyrs in Greek mythology; half human and half goat, are playful, mischieveous
clov’n
used to describe something, especially an animal hoof, that is divided into two parts
Damaetas**
traditional name in pastoral poetry; also mourns Lycidas; is a shepard, represents ignorance / simplicity
gadding**
act of wandering or moving about aimlessly
copses
small group of trees, typically forming dense thicket
lays
songs or poems
canker**
destructive disease or infection like fungal disease that damages bark
weanling
baby animals just starting to eat other food, thats just been weaned from its mother’s milk
Nymphs
mythological spirit of nature as beautiful maiden inhabiting woods or other, associated with elements of nature
bards
old poets, singers, and composers of epic of heroic verse
Druids
priest, magician, or soothsayer in ancient Celtic religion
Mona
Isle of Anglesey in Wales
Deva
River Dee (between England and Wales)
bin
been
Muse
Calliope, in greek mythology, for epic poetry; Muses were goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences
Orpheus**
greek mythology, musician/poet, son of Muse (Calliope); renowned as legendary musician, poet, or prophet
rout
disorderly gathering
visage
face or facial expression of a person
Hebrus**
Hebrus River, also known as Maritsa River
Lesbian shore
shore/island of Lebos
incessant
continuing without interruption or pause
Amaryllis
a love struck maiden who longed for handsome but cold hearted Alteo
Neara
figure from greek mythology,multiple women like a water nymph
guerdon
reward or recompense for some service
th’abhorred
the abhorred, something detested or regarding negatively with hate
Phoebus
referring to Greek God Apollo, god of sun, poetry, and medicine, among other things
meed
deserved share or reward
Arethuse
nymph that ran away from home; figure from Greek mythology who originated as a nymph and transformed into a fountation
Mincius
river in northern Italy, flowing through the region of Lombardy; Gallia Cisalpine
Herald of the Sea
Triton; used to typically describe creature associated with ocean
Neptune
Roman god of freshwater and the sea
promontory**
point of high land that juts out over body of water; typically has steep cliffs
Hippotades
were the daughters of the sea god Thaumas and Oceanid Electra; could refer to sea nympthsa or the houses their rode upon
Panope
used to refer to one of the Nereidds, sea nymph in greek mythology
Camus**
personification of the Cam, the river the flows through Cambridge
sire
used to address or refer to male monarch, ruler, or authority figure like a king
sanguine**
deep blood red color or relating to blood
Pilot of the Galilean
said to be St Peter; judge who condemns people in the Church of England; some people say it could refer to Jesus Christ
twain
two
mitred
someone who wears a miter, ceremonial headdress worn by bishops and certain other ecclesiastical officials in some Christian denominations
bespake
to address or speak to someone
reck’ning
calculating or estimating something
scrannel
thin, weak
swoll’n
swollen, enlarged
contagion**
spread or transmission of something harmful like illness or disease; could also refer to spread of idea, emotion or quality, usually negative
apace
quickly / rapid action
smite
strike with firm blow / significant force
Alpheus
river god in greek mythology
vales
valley
flow’rets
flowerets
swart
dark or black in color
enamel’d
coated in enamel which is a glossy coat applied to ceramics, glass, or metals
honied
honey, something that is sweet / sugary
vernal
related to Spring
rathe
blooming or ripening early in the year
crow-toe
deformity of the foot in which toes are bent or curled downward, similar to shape of crow’s foot
jessamine
flowering plant, also known as poet’s jasmine
attir’d
attire
woodbine
climbing plant, any of the honeysuckles
cowslips
herbaceous perennial plant, deep yellow flowers
laureate
a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement
hearse
decorated car; vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral
surmise
thought / idea without enough information; something that is true without having evidence to confirm it
Hebrides
island off the coast of the west Scotland
Bellerus
mythical giant
Namancos
magical / obscure place
Bayona
Baiona, town located in Galicia, Spain
waft
pass / movement in the air
ruth
pity or compassion for someone else’s suffering
anon
soon
recompense
compensate for what experienced
uncouth
strange or unfamiliar
swain
young country man
th’oaks
the oaks
rills
small stream
quills**
pipes of musical instrument
Doric**
musical melody
mantle
loose piece of clothing that goes over other clothing
perfidious**
deceitful or treacherous
nuptial**
related to marriage or wedding
Anarabthus
never withering flower
