Dickinson Death poems Flashcards
abject (adj)
some repulsive process of the body - eg. decay or putrefecation.
Aphoristic (adj)
having the quality of relating a universal truth (tone in final stanza of Opp House)
Bathetic (Adj)
Anticlimactic
Belie (v)
hiding the true situation and so creating a false idea or image of someone or something
Cavalier (adj)
an individual who does not consider other people’s feelings or take account of the seriousness of a situation
Cavernous (adj)
refers to a physical space that has cave-like crevices
circumlocution (n)
a roundabout way of expressing something; elliptical expression
conflate (v)
if you conflate two or more descriptions or ideas, or if they conflate, you combine them in order to produce a single one.
corporeal (adj)
Relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit
deference (n)
A polite and respectful attitude towards someone, especially because they have an important position.
Elide (v)
to leave it out or ignore it
Encroach (v)
for one thing to encroach on another, it spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of another thing
Enigmatic (adj)
something mysterious and difficult to understand
Ephemeral (adj)
something that lasts only for a very short time.
Ephemerality (n)
The condition of being limited
