Gothic Literature Vocabulary Flashcards by Tara Jackson | Brainscape

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dauntless

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fearless

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sagacious

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wise

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courtier

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member of the royal court

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contagion

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the spreading of disease

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pervade

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to spread throughout

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grotesque

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having a bizarre, fantastic appearance

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license

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a lack of restrictions on behavior; freedom

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impetuosity

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unthinking action

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untenanted

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not occupied

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tangible

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able to be touched or felt

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implore

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to beg; earnestly ask for

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beguiling

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charming or delighting

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decorum

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proper and dignigied behavior

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discourse

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to speak

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placid

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undisturbed; calm or quiet

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dirge

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show, mournful piece of music; a funeral hymn

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ominous

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threatening; menacing

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divining

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finding out through intuition; guessing from incomplete evidence

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respite

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a brief period of rest or relief from pain or labour

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tempest

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a violent storm

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insoluble

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having no solution; unsolvable

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annihilate

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to destroy completely; wipe out

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alleviation

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a decrease in severity; relief

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deficiency

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a lack

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affinity

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a kinship or likeness

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vivacious

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full of energy; lively

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insipid

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lacking in flavour; bland

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emaciated

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excessively think; wasted away

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futility

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unselessness

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internment

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burial

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fitfully

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in an irregular way; unsteadily

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terrestrial

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on the ground; earthly

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ostinate

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stubborn

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narrative

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a story

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aghast

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overcome with fear; terrified

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encroach

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to advance beyond original limits; intrude

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obliterate

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to wipe out, leaving no trace

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coquettish

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flirtatious

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edict

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an order put out by a person in authority

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dank

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unpleasantly damp; moist and chilly

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pallid

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abnormally pale

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temerity

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foolish boldness

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diffident

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shy and timid; lacking self-confidence

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divulge

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to make known something private

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circumvent

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to avoid or get around by clever manoeuvring

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thwart

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to block or hinder; prevent the fulfilment of

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virulent

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extremely poisonous or harmful

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tedious

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boring because of dullness

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profoundly

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deeply; intensely

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obscure

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to cover over; hide

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gaunt

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thin and bony

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list

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to lean or tilt to one side

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composed

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calm; cool and collected

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morose

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gloomy and ill-tempered

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rue

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to regret