vocabluary Flashcards
showing or having skill especially with the hands
dexterous
cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects
bestrewn
fully covered synonyms
shrouded/veiled/cloaked/covered/disguised
hard/shiny coating or finished applied to wood or metal
lacquer
(of a feeling, especially love) not returned
unrequited
in a way that cannot be changed, reversed, recovered
irrevocably
having great power, influence, effect
potent
(especialky of metal) polished by rubbing
burnished
take (position of power or importance) illegaly or by force
usurp
(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely
junoesque
enough/more than enough/plentiful
ample
(especially of something written) breifly and clearly expressed (concise)
succinct
prepared to obey others unquestioningly.
less important; subordinate.
Subservient
Cold/ unfeeling soul/spirit mind
callous psyche
made smaller or less.
diminished
Appears/ stated to be lesser than however not necessarily true
Ostensibly Diminutive
not clearly visible or attracting attention.
Inconspicuous
a person who brings about or initiates something.
Instigator
Posited the idea that a person’s moral character could be told from the appearance of their face
Draws upon the victorian science of Physiognomy
violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.
the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
saclrilege
blasphemy
serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic
Emblematic
having a lot of space inside; roomy.
Capacious
not having any serious purpse
frivolous
silly and immature
peurile
sulky
petulant
lack of experience/wisdom
naïve
presented in mixed way
ambivalent terms
turning abstrat noun into thing/person
reification
undergoes dramatic change
undergoes a metamorphosis
feels reget
penitent/ contrite
shows good judgement, no longer naïve
astute/ discerning
sudden realisation about moral and social attitudes in soc.
moral and social epiphany
opposite
antithesis
early feminist, before and around suffragette movement
proto-feminist figure
sexist views
mysogynistic views
something with a clear moral message used to teach
didactic
