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Flashcards: American Literature Vocab: S2

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abeyanceTemporary suspension
admonitoryWarning
aggregationsGroup or mass of distinct objects or individuals
alacritySpeed
anathemaCurse
antagonismHostility
apprisedInformed; notified
aversionObject arousing an intense or definite dislike
avuncularHaving traiits considered typical of uncles; jolly, indulgent, stodgy
bastionsFortifications
bellicoseQuarrelsome
benevolentKindly; charitable
blitheCarefree
chaosDisorder of formless matter and indefinite space, supposed to have existed before the ordered universe
commiserationSympathy, condolence
conflagrationBig, destructive fire
congenialAgreeable
conjecturalBased on guessword
conjecturedGuessed
connateExisting naturally; innate
consternationGreat fear of show that makes one feel hopeless or bewildered
contritionRemorse for having done wrong
corniceProjecting decorative molding along the top of a building
covertlySecretly; surrpetitiously
deferenceRespect; courtesy; regard
depravityCorruption; wickedness
dictumFormal statement of fact or opinion
dilapidatedIn disrepair
disdainfullyShowing scorn or contempt
divinesClergy
effacedErased; wiped out
effuseSpread out; diffuse
elusiveHard to grasp
eminenceGreatness; celebrity
equanimityComposure
etiquetteAppropriate behavior and ceremonies
evitableAvoidable
expatriatedDeported; driven from one's native land
expedientResource
finiteHaving measurable or definable limits
forestallPrevent by acting ahead of time
garrulousTalking too much
genialCheerful; friendly
gladeOpen space in a wood or forest
gregariousSociable
guileCraftiness
imperiousUrgent; imperative
impertinentNot showing proper respect
importunitiesPersistent requests or demands
indecorousImproper
ineffableInexpressible; unable to be spoken
inertMotionless
infinityEndless or unlimited space, time, or distance
IniquitySin
inscrutableNot able to be easily understood
interminableSeeming to last forever
jocularityJoking good humor
magnanimityAbility to rise above pettiness or meannes
maledictionsCurses
malignMalicious; very harmful
manuscriptWritten or typed document, especially one submitted to a publisher or printer
monotonousTiresome because unvarying
myriadCountles
obstinacyStubbornness
oppressesWeighs heavily on mind
orneryHaving a mean disposition
oscillationAct of swinging or moving regularly back and forth
ostentatiousBoastful display
peremptorilyDecesively; commandingly
pertinaciouslyHolding firmly to some purpose
posterityAll succeeding generations
precipitateCause to happen before expected or desired
preludeIntroductor section or movement of a suite, fugue, or work of music
prescientHaving foreknowledge
prodigiousOf great power or size
querulousInclined to find fault
radiantShining brightly
recumbentResting
redolentSuggestive
repressionRestraint
retrospectiveLooking back on or directed to the past
reverentialShowing or caused by a feeling of deep respect, love, and awe
sagaciousShrewd
salientStanding out from the rest
semi-somnambulentHalf-Sleepwalking
starkStiff or rigid, as a corpse; severe
stringencyStrictneess; severity
sublimeInsipiring awe or admiration through grandeur or beauty
suffrageVote or voting
summarilyPromptly and without formality
superfluousExessive; unnecessary
surmisedGuessed
tempestViolent storm
transientNot permanent
tremulousCharacterized by trembling
tremulouslyFearfully; timidly
tumultuousRough; stormy
tumultuouslyIn an agitated way
unwontedUnusual; unfamiliar
vagaryUnpredicatable occurrence
venerableCommanding respect
vituperativeSpoken abusively
vocifeerationLoud or vehement shouting
waggeryMischievous behavior