Romanticism Vocab!
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- Recapitulation
- a brief summary; restatement The teacher gave me a recapitulation of the assignment.
- Inexorable
- Not to be persuaded or moved, firm. Regardless of how many times the boyfriend apologized for forgetting her birthday, Ashley was inexorable.
- Ephemeral
- Something short-lived I love the beautiful yet ephemeral time of Autumn.
- Approbation
- official approval In the film SuperTroopers, 5 highway patrol officers never actually got the approbation of the cheif to perform their shenanigans.
- Sagacity
- the mantal ability to understand and discriminate between relations The teacher had the sagacity to differentiate between the good and bad essays.
- Noisome
- having an extremely offensive odor The noisome air of the office is actually affecting my work.
- Superfluous
- too much or excessive and pointless or needless I felt that I had done all that I could, and that further investigation would be superfluous.
- Fastidious
- excessively particular, critical, or demanding In the courtroom the lawyer used fastidious tones when addressing the jury.
- Uncouth
- Awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly At homecoming, the runner-up for queen was a nerdy and uncouth girl.
- Myriad
- an infinite number of things or people The horses grazed peacefully, surrounded by myriad flowers.
- Perdition
- loss of the soul, damnation As Sally left for school, she had a sudden feel of perdition, as if she forgot something.
- Contentious
- tending to argue, quarrelsome Since Joe was in a bad mood, he continued with his contentious behavior.
- Auspicious
- promising success; opportune; favorable My boss was in a good mood, so I knew it would be an auspicious time to ask for a raise
- Antipathy
- A natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion Unfortunately, because of the horrible & incompetent German teacher, I gained a strong antipathy not only towards the class but the language itself
- Indelible
- inerasable, that which cannot be rid of or forgotten His horrible actions were indelible and would likely haunt him forever
- Opprobrium
- the disgrace or reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful After the girl was caught stealing from the store, her friends looked at her with opprobrium
- Precipitous
- extremely of impassably steep the hill that we were climbing was so precipitous that, by the end of the climb, our legs ached
- Ennui
- Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom While the many applications of sine curves was undoubtedly important for later life, a heavy cloud of ennui hung over the students
- Benevolent
- characterized by or showing charitable or kindly feelings; desiring to aid others Over the years, the great charity the family provided for the needy made others aware that they were quite benevolent
- Virtuoso
- one who has a unique talent, skill, or knowledge in a particular field The young virtuoso often performed small concerts in her hometown
- Languid
- Showing little or no spirit or animation When the young girl returned from practice that night, she finished her homework languidly
- Pestilence
- something considered harmful, destructive, or evil He grabbed the witch's potion and drank it, although he knew its effects would be a pestilence to his health
- Austere
- severely simple, without ornament Many people felt austere anger to President Bush's bailout plan, arguing that it was socialism
- Abstemious
- sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet After gaining 6 pounds in two months, the woman decided to lead a more abstemious lifestyle