Vocabulary Flashcards by Charlotte Butcher | Brainscape

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Vaingloriousness

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Boastful

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Opulent

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Indicating wealth

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Archaic

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Ancient

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Salamandrine

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Salamander-like

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Intertextual

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Relating to another poem

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Pastoral

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Rural

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Dystopian

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Misery/ squalor

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Utopian

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Idealised perfection

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Evocative

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Brings about thoughts and feelings

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Unequivocal

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Clear

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Ostentation

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Unnecessary display of wealth/knowledge

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Laxness

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Not firm

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Tenuous

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Thin

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Archetypal

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Original

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Intrepid

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Fearless/ dauntless

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Motif

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Recurring theme

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Demarcated

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Separated

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Corroborate

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Confirm/ support

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Connote

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Imply/ suggest

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Malice

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Desire to harm someone

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Adjourn

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Postpone

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Naturalistic

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Real life/ nature

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Agitative

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Stirring up

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Phantasmagoric

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Dream-like/ gothic